After much anticipation, the English Football League Two side Shrewsbury Town has revealed its retained and released list for the end of the 2025-2026 season, which includes three up-and-coming Nigerian players.
According to Nigerian football insiders at Bettingtop10 NG, the Shrews have released Trey Ogunsuyi of Sunderland, Temple Ojinnaka of Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Bradley Ihionvien of Peterborough United. All three players have rejoined their parent clubs.
A teenager, Ogunsuyi, joined Shrewsbury Town during the January window. Before that, Ogunsuyi spent the first six months of the campaign on loan at Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership. Ogunsuyi’s athletic prowess had him named as part of Belgium’s U19 team. One of his notable appearances came when he scored two goals on the road at Chesterfield, while on loan with the Reds.
Ilhionvien came to the Shrews on the last day of the transfer deadline last summer. In thirteen appearances, Ilhionvien scored three goals for the Shrews. Formerly of Colchester United, Ilhionvien has been on loan before with the Saxons courtesy of Peterborough United. For Peterborough United, he appeared in twenty appearances.
One concern surrounding Ilhionvien was the knee surgery he had in 2025. Coming back ahead of schedule, Ilhionvien has spent his time with the Shrews fully rehabbing and getting back into game form.
Highly versatile, Temple Ojinnaka is adept at midfield, center-back, or fullback. Despite this tremendous versatility, Ojinnaka couldn’t crack the starting lineup permanently for the Wolves. Experts rate him with a bright future, especially with Ojinnaka competing with two Premier League squads against heavyweights like Manchester United and Everton. Since the transfer to the Shrews, Ojinnaka played in four matches.
Again, unable to find consistent minutes, Ojinnaka was released. There’s no immediate information about future loans for the versatile Ojinnaka.
