Impressive Super Eagles Striker Ighalo Scores, Bags Sensational Assist in His Club’s 4–0 Away Win

• Odion Ighalo continues his goal scoring form for his Saudi Professional League side, getting a goal and an assist in their 4-0 win over Al Nassr
• The Nigerian international who has been called up for the final round of the World Cup qualifiers against Ghana was impressive in the encounter
• It is Ighalo’s third goal in three consecutive games as Al Hilal have also won all their last four matches in a row

A former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has continued to send strong warning to the Black Stars ahead of Nigeria vs Ghana World Cup qualifier, Complete Sports reports.

The Nigerian international was on target in Al Hilal’s 4-0 win over Al Nassr in the Saudi Professional League on Thursday night.

It was an emphatic victory for Al Hilal as Ighalo who has now scored three goals in his last three games for the club also bagged an assist on the night.

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The Super Eagles forward found the back of the net in the 75th minute to extend his side’s lead to four, having provided an assist in the first half.

Al Hilal has been in blistering form in recent times as this was their fourth win in a row since losing their third-place match at this year’s FIFA Club World Cup to Al Ahly.

Victory saw Al Hilal maintain fourth place on 40 points, just three points behind his former club Al Shabab, who occupy third which is the final Asian Champions League qualifying spot.

Ighalo’s impressive form in front of goal will be good news to handlers of the Super Eagles, ahead of this month’s 2022 World Cup Play-offs with the Black Stars of Ghana.

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There have been mixed reactions pertaining to the squad released by the caretaker manager as Nigeria chase a fourth successive World Cup appearance - a record currently held by Cameroon.

The two West African powerhouses will renew their rivalry later this month with Ghana hosting the Super Eagles on March 25 before travelling to Abuja for the return leg four days later.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Real Madrid has joined the race to sign Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, as the Spanish giants have identified the striker as a key target for next season.

The Galacticos joins the likes of Manchester United, who have indicated an interest in the Napoli forward who has scored 11 goals in all appearances for the Partenopei this season.

Both Manchester United and Real Madrid are in search of a top striker after experiencing goal-scoring issues in their squad in the present campaign.