CSKA sign Nigerian youngster
Monday, January 19, 2004
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PFC CSKA Moskva coach Artur Jorge has strengthened in defence by signing FC Sheriff Tiraspol's Chidi Odiah.
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First African
The 20-year-old defender impressed CSKA scouts while playing for Moldovan champions FC Sheriff Tiraspol and becomes the club's first African-born player. CSKA have made a number of high-profile signings this winter, including Russian internationals Sergey Ignashevitch and Eugeni Aldonin, as well as appointing a new coach in the Portuguese Artur Jorge.