Odemwingie scores debut goal for Madura United

Nigerian striker Osaze Odemwingie scored on his debut for his Indonesian top fl ight club Madura United who beat Bali United Pusam 2-0 in their fi rst league game of the new season on Sunday morning, Completesportsnigeria. com reports. Odemwingie, who started from the bench, scored in the 74th minute to seal the win for Madura United. Bayu Sanggiawan had given Madura the lead in the 32nd minute. Th e win takes Madura temporarily to the top of the league table. Odemwingie joined Madura United from England lower division club Rotherham United as a free agent on 3 April. During his time in the England, Odemwingie played for West Brom, Stoke, Cardiff and Bristol City (loan). He also played for Lille in French Ligue 1, La Louviere in the Belgian fi rst division and in the Russian top fl ight with Lokomotiv Moscow.