Enyeama set for Burkinabe competition..

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has welcomed the signing of Burkina Faso international Herve Koffi by the French Ligue 1 side Lille .
Koffi , 20 , left Ivorian giants ASEC Mimosas and penned a long - term contract with the three - time French champions on Wednesday .
Enyeama , who joined Lille in June 2011 and has made 164 appearances , said he was delighted with the arrival of another African goalkeeper.
“Koffi is a fantastic young goalkeeper and I ’m very proud to see another African come to the club , ” Enyeama told
BBC Sport on Thursday .
“It ’ s heart - warming to see a young African goalkeeper earn a move to Europe ; it says a lot about his qualities.
“My advice to him is that he should focus on what has brought him to France , keep working hard and concentrate on his job .
“I ’ll be available to help him settle and give him all the necessary support he needs. ”
Koffi arrives in Lille with a solid reputation as one of the continent’ s finest goalkeepers when it comes to one-on- one situations .
Other African players who have used Lille as a springboard to bigger things include Ivory Coast forward Gervinho , Nigerian Osaze Odemwingie , Senegal striker Moussa Sow and Cameroon ’s Jean Makoun.
Koffi joined ASEC Mimosas from Racing club de Bobo- Dioulasso in his native Burkina Faso in December 2015 and helped the club to the 2017 Ivorian title .
Then his country third- choice goalkeeper, Koffi made his international debut as a late substitute against Uganda in March 2016.
He eventually took over the number one jersey from veteran Daouda Diakité in October last year .
Koffi has kept goal for the Stallions in their last nine internationals and played all six matches as the Burkinabe finished third at this year ’ s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon .