Osaze Odemwingie closing in on deal to Indonesia

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Former Nigeria international, Peter Osaze Odemwingie, is set to complete a move to East Java’s Madura United in Indonesia’s top-tier Liga 1,

Odemwingie was released by Rotherham United in January after a brief spell with Bristol City. He will become the second biggest signing ahead of the new season after Persib Bandung announced the signing ex-Chelsea and Former black stars of Ghana captain Michael Essien this week.
The 35-year-old Nigerian winger will undergo tests in the coming days in a few exhibition matches in Cilacap, Central Java, and Yogyakarta. The pre-season matches and a medical test on the 30th of March will determine whether the former Nigerian forward is fit for the team.
“The agreement with the player is 99 percent complete as we’ve agreed on the pre-contract conditions,” Madura United team manager Haruna Soemitro said in an interview with id.qejuu.
“Odemwingie’s quality conforms to the team’s current needs, yet we need to see his performance during the preseason matches in Cilacap and Yogyakarta next week,” he added.

“We will see in the series of the matches if he (Odemwingie) will adapt quickly.
“If it turns out he was not tuned with us, of course, we will look for other players.”
The Indonesian Football Association, or PSSI, recently announced that the 18 clubs of the Liga 1 have the right to sign only one foreign player, who must be a marquee one — who had played in the FIFA World Cup or for the European top flight leagues.

Osaze in action for Super Eagles

Osaze has represented Nigeria and other top teams in his prolific career
National team                        Apps (Goals)
2002–2014 Nigeria                 63 (10)
2008 Nigeria Olympic Team     6 (1)

Senior career*
Years            Team                          Apps (Goals)
2000–2002    Bendel Insurance          53 (19)
2002–2004    La Louvière                  44 (9)
2004–2007    Lille                             75 (23)
2007–2010    Lokomotiv Moscow        75 (21)
2010–2013    West Bromwich Albion   87 (30)
2013–2014    Cardiff City                  15 (1)
2014–2016    Stoke City                    27 (5)
2016   →       Bristol City (loan)          7 (2)
2016–2017    Rotherham United         7 (0)