FaZe Clan acquire NiKo

FaZe Clan have announced that their new fifth player will be mousesports' star player, Nikola "NiKo" Kovač.

Earlier in the week, North American organisation FaZe Clan announced that they had agreed to part ways with Philip "aizy" Aistrup, who has now been revealed to have signed with North, leaving the team with only four players in their starting roster. At the time, many speculated it would be former teammate Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom that would be taking the spot; however it appears that was not the case, as FaZe has issued an official announcement of their new fifth: Nikola "NiKo" Kovač

The young star, who until now had been playing for mousesports, was bought out of his contract with the team for a yet-undisclosed sum in order to bring him into FaZe. Kovač has consistently shown himself to be one of the top players in the world throughout his tenure with the German lineup, known for his agressive deagle play and pixel-perfect aim. Read his statement on the move to FaZe below:

mousesports has been around for as long as I’ve been in the scene and have always been looked at highly. I've had a great relationship with the organization, with my teammates, and especially with Cengiz. FaZe Clan is massive but relatively new to eSports. With such an incredible fan base and the way they have come together as an organization over the year or so, the people I've met and the plans I've seen; this is a dream coming through.

FaZe Clan is a bit of a mystery to us hardcore eSports guys, and to finally look behind the curtain to see what this is all about has been absolutely refreshing. I'm sure you'll all see more of what I've seen over the course of the year. It'll be such as pure pleasure to go for the number one spot together with the team and see the organization grow. They're cool people, they got their heads in the right place, they know their position and they know what they need to do to move forward. Most importantly; all they care about is their people and their fans - that's what I love the most about all this. The passion for gaming and for eSports!”

With the addition of NiKo, FaZe Clan now consists of:

Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
 Finn "karrigan" Andersen
 Håvard "rain" Nygaard
 Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey
 Aleksi "allu" Jalli

Image and video courtesy of FaZe Clan