Highly rated Nigerian midfielder John Ugochukwu Ogu made his competitive debut for his new Portuguese club Acad&eacute;mica in the Super Cup encounter against champions Porto (0-1) on Saturday at the Est&aacute;dio Municipal de Aveiro.<br /><br />Ogu, 24, had rejected offers from clubs in Denmark and Portugal to seal a three - year deal with Acad&eacute;mica this summer. He sheds more light on pre - season training with The Students, and the match against Porto, where he was introduced by coach Pedro Emanuel with 20 minutes left.<br /><br />''I would say our pre - season has been going according&nbsp; to plan. I have been involved in a lot of games, and played in the Super Cup against Porto on Saturday. Playing against Porto is not new to me as I had previously played against them last season with my last team Leiria. It's always nice playing against the stars of Porto, you get to learn a lot and improve on your weaknesses. So far, I have scored one goal during our test matches, '' says Ogu to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />He continued : '' My target this season is to win trophies with this club. As a team, we have ambitions of doing well in the Europa League. Every player, club officials and coaches, we are all aiming for the top.''<br /><br />Acad&eacute;mica's first game in the Primeira Liga is on August 20 against Beira-Mar. The club won the Portuguese Cup last season, and are featuring in the Europa League.<br /><br /><br /><br />