The Lautoka soccer team is hopeful that their 22-year-old Nigerian striker will join the side by Friday for the first round of the Vodafone Fiji Fact.

President Shalendra Prasad said Nelson Odaiji’s inclusion will lift the morale of the team as their striker Jone Vono Junior and midfielder Alvin Avinesh are in doubt to play in the first round.

According to Prasad, Nelson is a top class striker who plays in Cambodia.

Meanwhile, a final decision will be made this Friday whether star midfielder Alvin Avinesh and striker Jone Vono Junior will play for Lautoka in the first round.

Lautoka takes on Navua at 1pm at the ANZ Stadium on Saturday.

In other matches, Rewa plays Nadi at 3.45pm, Ba takes on Nadroga at 5.45pm while the feature match of Day 1 sees Labasa taking on Suva at 7.45pm.

You can catch the live commentaries of all these matches on our sister station Radio Sargam.

Story by: Ronal Deo