{"id":1550,"date":"2019-01-02T17:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T17:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2019-01-02T17:38:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T17:38:43","slug":"official-versatile-norwegian-nigerian-defender-inks-deal-with-aalesunds-fk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/official-versatile-norwegian-nigerian-defender-inks-deal-with-aalesunds-fk","title":{"rendered":"Official : Versatile Norwegian-Nigerian Defender Inks Deal With Aalesunds FK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Norwegian-Nigerian defender Tega George has joined Norwegian 1. divisjon club Aalesunds FK, the Orange and Blue have reported on their\u00a0<span class=\"notranslate\"><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;prev=search&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=no&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;u=http:\/\/www.aafk.no\/nyheter\/to-nye-spillere-klare&amp;xid=17259,1500008,15700002,15700021,15700124,15700186,15700191,15700201,15700237,15700242,15700248&amp;usg=ALkJrhg7YrodMqIIKh8jdu7zIjlvGfklMg\">official website.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 22-year-old, who arrives Aalesunds FK from Oslo club\u00a0<span class=\"notranslate\">Kjels\u00e5, has penned a deal until the end of the 2020 season.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">The versatile George who is also comfortable playing as a wing back has been offered a contract after impressing at trials.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">&#8221;Tega George is a dynamic defender \/ wing back with great running strength. He has good speed and is good defensive one against one. He also has exciting offensive skills, something we want to develop further.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">&#8221;He comes from level three, but we believe he is a good prerequisite for becoming an elite player. But first he must take the top OBOS league level, &#8221; says head coach Lars Bohinen.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"notranslate\">Tega moved to Norway as a 15-year-old and began his career in Scandinavia with the youth team of V\u00e5lerenga in 2012 before joining Grorud IL three years later.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian-Nigerian defender Tega George has joined Norwegian 1. divisjon club Aalesunds FK, the Orange and Blue have reported on their\u00a0official website. 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