Frank Onyeka who has been a revelation for English Championship side Coventry City tasted defeat for the first time with the promotion hopeful after a 1-2 loss against Southampton, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Onyeka moved to the team in the January transfer window and has played in six games before today’s game which ended in a defeat for his team. He was on the pitch for 78 minutes for the Frank Lampard led side.
His loan will be till the end of the season , but there is an option for Coventry to sign him permanently if they secure promotion to the English Premier League.
They are still eight points clear as leaders and, nine points clear of third placed Ipswich Town with the top two guarantee automatic promotion to the English Premier League, although the teams behind them are yet to play as at the time of this report.
Coventry City will most likely seal promotion if they win their next six games, and it will immediately lead to the permanent signing of Onyeka who has been a delight for the Frank Lampard led team.
