Following Nigeria’s failed bid to advance from the group stage of the World Cup after losing to Argentina, Odion Ighalo was railed at for failing to convert begging chances against the Argies. Indeed, his life was threatened and fans called for his exclusion from the Super Eagles. However, national team Manager, Gernot Rohr insisted on the Changchun Yatai striker in Eagles subsequent matches. In Nigeria’s AFCON qualifier against Libya, Ighalo scored a hat trick in the first leg and a brace in the return leg, which not only placed Nigeria on top of Group E, but put the three times African champions in good stead to qualify for next year’s AFCON in Cameroon. Kunle Adewale asks if Ighalo’s current performance has restored the trust on him
When the team list was rolled out for the game against Seychelles and Ighalo’s name was included, eyebrows…
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