The 29-year-old Nigerian departs from the south coast on loan less than a year since his £18 million arrival in January.
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The 29-year-old striker played 11 times in the Premier League since a January move, but only four of those were starts and he failed to score a goal.
It was cheers and delight for players of the Nigeria National League, who during their early morning training session had the stars in their midst.
The 6ft 7ins forward is expected to move to Saints on a three-and-a-half-year contract where he will be tasked with helping the club survive relegation from the Premier League.
Since joining Genk in 2019, Onuachu, who is 28, has clocked up 82 goals in just 127 games for the Belgian side.
Onuachu has been a standout performer for Genk in the last two seasons. Two seasons ago, the Nigerian striker recorded 34 league goals. His exploits did not go unnoticed, as he was awarded the best player in Belgium.
The giant Genk striker showed at the wedding party in Ghana that he is not just great in front of goal, but he can also dig it on the dance floor.
The Colchoneros have had an underwhelming season. After their heroics of the previous campaign, Atletico Madrid has struggled to perform consistently.
The Smurfs entered the fixture on the back of a disappointing loss to Jupiler League rivals Anderlecht, but they still had a better record than their visitors, who had lost four of their last games.
He is the first Nigerian and the fourth African to win the honour.
The FIFA Under 17 World Cup winner gave the assurance in a chat with NFF TV on Sunday.
President Matchmakers, Shina Philips, reeled out the nominees for various categories to the media in Lagos on Wednesday.
The injury has effectively ruled him out of next month’s AFCON in Cameroon.
His participation at the tournament had looked in doubt after he sustained a serious facial injury in November, which looked set to rule him out for three months.
The 27-year-old suffered a hamstring injury during Genk’s 1-1 draw with Royal Antwerp in Belgium on Sunday.
Recent reports have claimed that Tottenham are keen on signing the 27-year-old who stands at 6 foot 7 inches.
Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Southampton and West Ham have already made enquiries for the 6ft 7ins centre forward but Belgian side Genk are holding out for around £20 million.
Sport Mediaset reports the two Premier League clubs are targeting the big centre-forward for the January market.
Sport Mediaset claimed that it’s not only Inter Milan that are after the Racing Genk goal machine, as they have to see off competition from Southampton to land his services.
They came in early ahead of the doubleheader World Cup qualifying tie against Central African Republic.