Onyekachi Apam is set to sign for MLS side Seattle Sounders. The twenty-seven-year-old defender is set to be announced by the American club in the next twenty-four hours. He will join fellow Nigerian Obafemi Martins at the Seattle side. Sounderatheart.com reports that Apam, who previously played in France at Rennes and Nice, joined prior to the transfer deadline, but will only be announced at a later time. Apam, who had previously been linked to a number of English clubs, has had an injury-ridden career, however he was captain of the Nice side for a while. He has been inactive for a while now since leaving Rennes at the beginning of the year, and will be looking to revive his career at Sounders.