Coventry City cancel Bright Enobakhare contract as Dom Hyam signs new deal

Bright Enobakhare made just one appearance in a Coventry City shirt in the EFL Cup in August

Coventry City have cancelled the contract of striker Bright Enobakhare.

The Nigeria Under-23 international only signed in July on a two-year contract following the expiry of his deal with Indian top flight side SC East Bengal.

But former Wolves and AEK Athens man Enobakhare, 23, made only one appearance for City, the first hour of the 2-1 EFL Cup home defeat by Northampton Town in August.

Meanwhile, City defender Dom Hyam, 25, has signed a new deal until June 2024.

Hyam, 25, has made 160 appearances, scoring six goals, since signing for City from Reading back in July 2017.

He was a key part of the 2017-18 League Two and 2019-20 League One promotion-winning teams - and now has a chance to be part of a third as Mark Robins' Sky Blues still sit fourth in the Championship after Saturday's 1-0 win at Hull, five points off second place.

Dom Hyam has the chance to become one of the very few players to go all the way from the bottom tier to the top tier with the same club

"I've said all along that I was happy to stay here," Hyam told BBC CWR. "The manager and staff here have been great for me and I'm just pleased I've got it done.

"My five years here have gone like the click of a finger. I've already got some good memories and want to make some more. There's a mood of confidence about the group. We're ambitious but we've still a long way to go this season."

Enobakhare began his career with Wolves, making 40 league appearances, including loan spells with Kilmarnock, Coventry and Wigan Athletic, before joining AEK Athens in August 2020.

But, after becoming Coventry's fifth summer signing, having made his debut in the EFL Cup, he has had personal issues forcing him to go home, has not been fit and has not featured since in any match-day squad for the in-form Sky Blues.