Former Pakistan football team captain Saddam Hussain has signed a two-year contract with Finnish club Kajaanin Haka.

 

Announcing the news on social media, Saddam wrote, “New team, new contract, new family.” He added, “From Malir in Karachi to a European club, this journey means a lot. This agreement with Kajaani Haka is truly significant and will prove to be an amazing opportunity for my football career.”

 

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Expressing his enthusiasm, he said, “I am fully ready to give my passion, experience, and skills to my new football family.”

 

Saddam Hussain captained the national team for almost three years and began his career in 2009 with the Under-19 squad. He has been out of the national team for the past six to seven years, during which time several foreign-based players of Pakistani origin were included in the squad, but Saddam was not given a place.