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Ighalo Wins West Asia Player Of The Month Award

9Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Ighalo Wins West Asia Player Of The Month Award

Super Eagles returnee Odion Ighalo has won the West Asia player of the month of October after his impressive performance for his Saudi Arabia club, Al-Shabab. Al-Shabab confirmed the win on their Instagram page before the Nigerian international also reshared on his social media pages. Ighalo has scored nine goals in 11 league games for Al-Shabab this season, with four coming in October. Recall that Ighalo was recalled to the Super Eagles for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde later this month by Gernot Rohr, more than two years after he retired from international football. Source: Complete Sports

8Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

AFCON, Africa, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Ighalo Not Out of Eagles Radar – Rohr

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has not foreclosed the possibility of ‘retired’ striker Odion Ighalo to return to the squad after he teamed up with Saudi Arabian side Al –Shabab. The 31-year-old Ighalo called it quit with international football after helping the Super Eagles to win bronze at the 2019 Africa Cup of nations in Egypt. Where he emerged the tournament’s top scorer. En route to Egypt 2019, Ighalo scored seven goals in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign, the most by any player and found the net against Burundi in the group phase; Cameroon in the round of 16;Algeria in the semi-finals and Tunisia in the third-place playoff before announcing his retirement from the international scene. Snapped up by Al Shabab last week after his long loan spell at Mancheste...

Ighalo Announces Exit from Manchester United

26Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

English Premiership, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Ighalo Announces Exit from Manchester United

Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has announced his departure from Manchester United. He made the announcement in an emotional farewell message posted on his social media handles. In the message, the prolific striker said it was hard to leave Old Trafford, saying it was a pleasure to play for the Manchester club. The 31-year-old striker’s loan from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua expires at the end of this month. The Nigeria international joined United in January last year on an initial six-month deal that was later extended to 12 months. Ighalo scored five goals in 18 appearances during the 2019-20 campaign as he proved a useful back-up option for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He posted, “It’s so hard to see this dream come to an end. But I give God the glory for helping ...

Ighalo a Natural Goal Scorer and Poacher – Man United Manager, Solskjaer

28Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Nigeria, Sports

Ighalo a Natural Goal Scorer and Poacher – Man United Manager, Solskjaer

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has earned commendation from his Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following his superb performance which earned them an FA cup semi-final place. Ighalo who switched to Manchester United in January banged his fifth goal of the season to help his team secure a win over Norwich city. He scored the first goal as United had to wait till extra time after 90 minutes to score the winner over their lowly rated opposition at Carrow road. Ighalo pounced on the ball to beat Norwich keeper Tim Krul five minutes into the match but the opponents fought back to score an equalizer in the second half. Solskjaer expressed admiration for the former Eagles hitman as he scored his fifth goal on his fourth start for United. “Odion knows how much we v...