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Gavin Hunt has said that promising SuperSport United centre-back Ime Okon needs to focus on his club career first and his international path will follow accordingly. Okon, who is eligible to play for both South Africa and Nigeria, has been the centre of much speculation about his future international career,...

SuperSport United assistant coach Andre Arendse believes Ime Okon will surpass the level of Bafana Bafana legends Lucas Radebe, Neil Tovey and Mark Fish and urged South Africa not to let him slip out of their hands. Okon, who turned 20 last month burst onto the scene this season with...

SuperSport United are negotiating a potential deal for defender Ime Okon to join Danish side FC Midtjylland, iDiski Times has learned.   Okon, who has a Nigerian father and South African mother, attended trials with the Danish side last year. Midtjylland finished third in the Superliga last season, behind Sibusiso...

SuperSport United teenager Ime Okon has attracted interest from Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland where he's been invited to undergo an assessment. It's been a whirlwind two years for the towering defender who was named in the preliminary Africa Cup of Nations squad for South Africa. Having joined the club from...

SuperSport United teenager Ime Okon was the surprise name in Hugo Broos' latest Bafana Bafana squad, but it was an important selection by the Belgian coach in order to secure the 18-year-old's international future. It was very important that Broos quickly moved to select Okon before there were ideas of...