{"id":5302,"date":"2024-01-10T17:19:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T16:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2024\/01\/10\/read_news-phpnid50064\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T17:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T16:19:29","slug":"read_news-phpnid50064","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2024\/01\/10\/read_news-phpnid50064\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria-eligible CB who was named in South Africa&#8217;s provisional AFCON squad\u00a0trialling\u00a0at\u00a0Midtjylland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/93638Ime.png\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Nigeria-eligible CB who was named in South Africa's provisional AFCON squad\u00a0trialling\u00a0at\u00a0Midtjylland\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SuperSport United central defender Ime Okon, who is eligible for Nigeria through his father and South Africa where he was born, is trialing at Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Okon was named in South Africa&#8217;s 50-man provisional squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations but will not be on the plane to Ivory Coast, with 2017 AFCON-winning\u00a0coach Hugo Broos opting for more experienced defenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipsbladet.dk\/nyhed\/superliga\/fcm-ser-naermere-paa-sydafrikansk-landsholdsbobler\" rel=\"noopener\">Tipsbladet<\/a>, Okon\u00a0has showed up at\u00a0FC Midtjylland to undergo trials\u00a0with a view to a potential transfer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ime Okon reportedly has a year and a half left on his contract with SuperSport United.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the defender impresses the coaching staff at FC Midtjylland, the three-time Danish champions have to pay a transfer fee to sign him on a permanent basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The South African-Nigerian would be competing with Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Mads Bech S\u00f8rensen, Juninho, Han-beom Lee and Henrik Dalsgaard at the centre of defence if signed by FC Midtjylland.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Three players named in Nigeria&#8217;s provisional AFCON squad &#8211; Paul Onuachu, Raphael Onyedika and Frank Onyeka &#8211; are products of the\u00a0 FC Midtjylland academy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ifeanyi Emmanuel<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzJ033cNjfv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=9277219e-a17e-43c6-8d5a-157254152f2e&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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