The striker, a club-record signing from Dynamo Kiev over the summer, came off the bench as a 52nd-minute substitute at St Mary’s
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Ideye and fellow new signing, Jason Davidson, got 90 minutes under their belts after both were unused substitutes in last weekend’s 2-2 opening-day draw with Sunderland
Nigerian international, Victor Anichebe, played all 90 minutes in West Brom’s two-all draw against Sunderland on EPL opening day. Anichebe’s…
The Nigeria striker, West Brom’s record signing, stated earlier this month that he did not expect to face Gus Poyet’s side due to his pre-season being limited as he awaited a visa and work permit in his homeland
Ideye completed an hour of action for the second string and it was also a chance for Alan Irvine to look at other members of his squad
The club’s record signing only arrived at the club on Friday after a lengthy wait for a visa, and the Nigerian international forward sat out Saturday’s 3-1 friendly loss to Porto
It remains to be seen when Ideye will be thrust into action, with West Brom set to play two more pre-season friendlies against Port Vale on Tuesday and Porto on Saturday
The 25-year-old signed for Alan Irvine’s side on July 18 but he has yet to travel back to the UK, forcing him to miss out on a pre-season friendly against Nottingham Forest
The club-record £10 million signing agreed to join the Baggies last week from Ukraine side, Dynamo Kiev, and he hopes to finalise his work visa this week before joining up for pre-season training
The striker signed for Albion on Friday night in a deal worth in excess of £10 million, becoming the first eight-figure player in the club’s history
Ideye becomes Albion’s fifth summer signing
Ideye signed on Friday evening and was handed the No. 9 shirt
The embattled forward stated this while reacting to several comments that was posted on his twitter handle: @OfficialIdeye, on Wednesday
The easy going striker breezed into the camp just before dinner time on Saturday and went back-slapping and exchanging pleasantries with his teammates some of whom he has not seen since after the friendly against Italy at the Craven Cottage over a month ago
Younes Belhanda slotted home the third for Kiev while the hosts scored two goals via an own goal by Beniot Tremoulinas and Marat Khayrullin
Others are Santi Cazorla and David Villa of Spain, Nicolas Lodeiro and Walter Gargano of Uruguay, Endo Yashuhito of Japan and Neymar of
Brazil
The agent of Newcastle United says interest in the striker is growing. Dynamo Kiev, The Eagle Online gathered have already lined up a replacement for the Nigeria international in Anderlecht’s Dieumerci Mbokani
The win now takes Nigeria back to the top of Group F with eight points while Malawi are second on six after battling to a 0-0 draw with Namibia in a match played in Blantyre earlier on Wednesday.
Home advantage will play a key role in pushing the Stars to victory, just as the Super Eagles will be motivated by their past dominance against Kenya even on their home soil
Academica Coimbra of Portugal midfielder, John Ogu, gave Nigeria the lead with a long range shot that was deflected into the net