As fourth travel to take on second this weekend, the Nigeria international striker poses the biggest threat to the host's possible Ligue 1 ambitions
Preparation meeting opportunity. It is a combustible chemical reaction as old as time itself.
So when, during the warm-up for Bordeaux's Week 13 clash with Monaco, attacker Jimmy Briand pulled up with an injury, it fell to Josh Maja to stake his claim for a starting spot with Les Girondins.
Maja, who joined the club from Sunderland back in January, had to that point been limited to cameo appearances in Ligue 1; his sole start had come in the Coupe de La Ligue, where he scored in a no-frills 2-0 win over Dijon.