Odemwingie close to Stoke return after eight months


File photo of Tottenham Hotspur's Christian Eriksen (R) challenging Stoke City's Peter Odemwingie during their English Premier League soccer match at the Brittania stadium in Stoke on Trent, northern England April 26, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples

(Reuters) - Peter Odemwingie has returned to full training after eight months' absence and should be back in the Stoke City team before the end of the season, manager Mark Hughes said on Friday.

The Nigeria striker needed knee surgery after suffering an injury against Manchester City in August.

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