Metalist Kharkiv have passed up the chance to sign free agent Emmanuel Okoduwa, after earlier reports suggested an imminent shift.<br /><br /><span style="" class="notranslate"> <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddynamomania%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D577&amp;rurl=translate.google.com.ng&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://sport.com.ua/&amp;usg=ALkJrhhMp5bdT0qJgwBbojlEbc13Q0ljSg" target="_blank">Sport.com.ua</a> </span>says the experienced striker trained with the Ukrainian Premier League club for one day, but a contract was not offered to him mainly because he was lacking matching fitness.<br /><br />That said, Emmanuel Okoduwa has not played an official game for close to 19 months, with his last club game coming in January 2013.<br /><br />In Ukraine, the 30 - year - old has turned out for Arsenal Kiev, Dynamo Kiev, Shakhtar Donetsk, Metalurh Donetsk and&nbsp; Vorskla Poltava in the past.<br /><br />He was the top marksman in the Ukrainian Premier League with 15 goals in 2006.<br /><br />Photo Credit : fcdynamo.kiev.ua<br />