Ighalo Names Former Arsenal and Real Madrid Star as Best Opponent he Ever Played Against

• Odion Ighalo has named German footballer Mesut Ozil as the best player he has ever played with in his career
• The Nigerian striker has played against many high-profile players so far in his career most especially in the Premier League
• Ighalo is expected to be in action for the Super Eagles in their final 2022 World Cup playoffs against Ghana

Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has named former Real Madrid and Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil as the best player he has ever played against so far in his football career.

And that was when the Nigerian striker was playing for Watford in the Premier League in which they met Arsenal who had Mesut Ozil then in their squad.

There is no doubt about the fact that Mesut Ozil is one of the best forwards in the world considering his styles of play most especially when he was at Real Madrid.

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At Real Madrid, Mesut Ozil helped the Spanish giants to win the La Liga title in 2011/2012 season before making a move to Premier League side Arsenal the following year.

According to the report on Complete Sports and Daily Post, Odion Ighalo explained that Mesut Ozil is a good player who always make impact on the pitch.

Odion Ighalo's statement about Mesut Ozil

“I have come up against many players. I will say when we played against Arsenal, I came up against Mesut Ozil. He is a very good player and very skillful.”

Where is Mesut Ozil currently playing?

Mesut Ozil is currently playing for Turkish side Fenerbahce and has so far featured in 29 games for the club netting seven goals.

Odion Ighalo scores as Al Hilal record super win over tough opponents

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Odion Ighalo, on Monday night, 21 February, continued with his impressive performance this season as the Nigerian scored a goal to help his side Al Hilal beat Al Nassr 2-1.

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The encounter was in the quarterfinal of the King's Cup, in which Odion Ighalo and his teammates have landed in the semifinal and will be aiming to win the title.

Since joining Al Hilal, the former Manchester United striker has been in scintillating form, with the Nigerian now having four goals for his new club.

Al Nassr scored the first goal in this match in the 17th minute through Talisca, who benefited from an assist by Vincent Aboubakar.

Al Hilal fans had to wait until the 62nd minute before Odion Ighalo restored parity for his side before Salem Al Dawsari netted the winner via a penalty in the 80th minute.