Super Eagles Striker Odion Ighalo Nets For Al Hilal in Win Over Tough Opponents

• Al Hilal SFC on Wednesday night, 25 August, defeated Al-Khaleej 2-0 in their first game of the new season in Saudi
• Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo scored one and provided assist for the second goal in a perfect outing for the Nigerian
• Odion Ighalo and his teammates al Al Hilal will now hope to have a smooth campaign this season in the League

Odion Ighalo has started from where he stopped last season for Al Hilal as the former Manchester United star scored in their 2-0 win over Al-Khaleej in Saudi Arabian League tie.

Al Hilal started the match impressively and waited for only three minutes before Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo gave them the lead to the delight of the away fans.

Al-Khaleej players tried all their best to restore parity almost immediately, but they were unable to get the breakthrough against Odion Ighalo and his teammates.

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When did Al Hilal score their second goal?

Nigerian striker set up Mali international Moussa Marega for the second goal in the 25th minute.

Interestingly, Odion Ighalo would have registered his second goal before the end of the half time, but his effort was disallowed.

How many goal did Odion Ighalo score last season?

Last season that Al Hilal won the Saudi Arabian League title, Odion Ighalo was the highest goalscorer with 24 goals.

His performances also made the NFF to invite him for the 2021 African Cup of Nations, but his club did not allow him to travel with the team.

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Nigerian international Anthony Nwakaeme joined Saudi Cup reigning kings Al Fayhaa after his contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor expired this summer.

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The 33-year-old could not agree to a deal with the Turkish club following the expiration of his contract, as he had to leave.

Nwakaeme, who once had a stint with Hapoel Beer Sheva, helped Trabzonspor emerge as league winners for the first time in 38 years.

He was linked with a number of clubs, including Galatasaray, but the Nigerian attacker has decided to pen a deal with Al Fayhaa on a two-year deal till 2024.