{"id":6651,"date":"2013-07-17T10:26:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T10:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/cluj-signs-derrick-ogbu\/"},"modified":"2013-07-17T10:26:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T10:26:37","slug":"cluj-signs-derrick-ogbu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/cluj-signs-derrick-ogbu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cluj signs Derrick Ogbu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-like-box\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DisNaija\" data-width=\"292\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-stream=\"false\" data-header=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/disnaija.com\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"200\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-action=\"recommend\"><\/div>\n<p>Romanian club, CFR Cluj has signed Nigerian striker, Derrick \u201cChuka\u201d Ogbu.<\/p>\n<p>Supersport.com reports that Ogbu joined from the Belgian Jupiler League club, OH Leuven.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old scored eight league goals for Leuven in the 2012\/13 season and is regarded as one of the brightest young prospects in European football.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on the official CF Cluj website on Tuesday ratified the deal which may have raised a few eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigerian striker, Derick Ogbu Chuka, had joined our team, CFR 1907 Cluj! Welcome to our club and we wish you good luck in this new season,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another Nigerian on the books of Cluj, Obiora Nwankwo has welcomed Ogbu to the side with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I haven\u2019t been following his progress in Belgium but the scouts at Cluj are among the best in the world. If they identify a player, then you can be sure the player is special. I am sure he (Igbu) will have a great time here and I will do my best to make him feel at home,\u201d Obiora told supersport.com.<\/p>\n<p>Ogbu spent three seasons in Belgium after joining the Jupiler League club from Doha-based club, Umm Salal in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/> Posted in <a href=\"http:\/\/nigeriannewspapers.disnaija.com\/\">Nigerian Newspapers. <\/a>A <a href=\"http:\/\/disnaija.com\" rel=\"external nofollow\">DisNaija.Com<\/a> network.<\/p>\n<p>Source:  The Nation Newspaper<\/p>\n<p><b>DisNaija.Com<\/b> publishes regular posts on <a href=\"http:\/\/nigeria-news.disnaija.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Nigeria News,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/nigerian-newspapers.disnaija.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Nigerian Newspapers,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/online-nigeria.disnaija.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Online Nigeria Gist.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dis_Naija\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DisNaija\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like-box\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DisNaija\" data-width=\"292\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-stream=\"false\" data-header=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/disnaija.com\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"200\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-action=\"recommend\"><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/nigeriannewspapers.disnaija.com\/nation\/cluj-signs-derrick-ogbu\/\">Nigerian Newspapers<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dis_Naija\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"true\" data-size=\"large\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @Dis_Naija<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Your Opinion Counts. 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