Ghanaian centre-back Jacob Nii Martey Akrong has joined Mexican Ascenso MX side Atlético Morelia, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively confirm.
Akrong joins the Michoacán-based outfit on a two-year deal as a free-agent following the dissolution of parent club Zacatepec.
The experienced guardsman was an important player for Club Zacatepec during the 2019/20 season before the league was brought to a halt amid the coronavirus crisis.
The 27-year-old is expected to have less problem in adjusting to his new side when the campaign kicks off as he has been in the North American country since 2017.
Akrong first moved to Mexico as a free-agent, signing for Club Zacatepec from Spanish lower-tier outfit Palamós CF.
He becomes Atlético Morelia eight signing ahead of the forthcoming season.
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— Club Atlético Morelia (@C_A_Morelia) July 13, 2020
Atlético Morelia, who originally plays in the Ascenso MX, are one of several clubs from the lower-tier division that will take part in the Liga de Expansión MX.
The Liga de Expansión MX, also known as Liga de Desarrollo, is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second-tier league in Mexico, for which there will be no promotion and relegation during the following six seasons.
The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with solid basis, sports-wise and administrative-wise, financially wise and in infrastructure.