In his first season in Israel, John Ogu is hopeful Hapoel Beer Sheva will win the Premier League title , having finished runner-sup behind Maccabi Tel Aviv at the end of the 2013 - 2014 campaign.

Furthermore, the Nigeria international says he is trying to improve his language skills to enable him communicate better with his teammates.

“Our dream is to win the championship but we have to do it all on the field every game. There are no major differences between the Israeli league and Portuguese in terms of level but Portugal focus on tactics.

“Porto, Benfica and Sporting are on a different level but otherwise there is quite equal level,”  John Ogu was quoted as saying by one.co.il.

The 26 - year - old added : “I’m still trying to learn Hebrew and know some basic words and only want to thank the players and the staff involved and the fans that I feel at home here.

’“Austin did not know much Hebrew, but we are here to help the club that brought me the opportunity to succeed after tough year in Portugal. ”

The Super Eagles central midfielder has started every single game contested by the Camels in the topflight.