{"id":31048,"date":"2020-10-12T19:17:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=31048"},"modified":"2020-10-12T19:17:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T19:17:29","slug":"ligue-1-club-dijon-running-the-rule-over-released-burnley-center-back-udoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ligue-1-club-dijon-running-the-rule-over-released-burnley-center-back-udoka","title":{"rendered":"Ligue 1 Club Dijon Running The Rule Over Released Burnley Center Back Udoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>French Ligue 1 club Dijon FCO are running the rule over promising Nigerian defender Udoka Chima with a view to a transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager can join a new club despite the close of the transfer window in France because he has been a free agent since the end of the 2019-2020 season.<\/p>\n<p>Should Chima impress the youth team coaches at Dijon after his trials, he will earn himself a contract.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian-born youngster recently tried his luck at Napoli but nothing came out of it and has also attracted interest from Serie A rivals Atalanta and Genoa.<\/p>\n<p>Chima played three test matches while undergoing trials at Napoli and they were willing to extend his trial period but the player had other commitments.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Coventry City, Norwich City and Luton Town showed interest in his services before he opted to join Burnely in the summer of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Solomon Abwo, who started all the seven games played by Nigeria at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup, turned out for Dijon from 2006 to 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: French Ligue 1 club Dijon FCO are running the rule over promising Nigerian defender Udoka Chima with a view to a transfer. 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