Odion Ighalo Scores As Al Hilal Beat Shabab Al Ahli in ACL Round of 16

• Al Hilal have secured their place in the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League after beating Shabab Al Ahli
• Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo got one out of the three goals and would want to continue with his fine form
• Ighalo and his teammates at Al Hilal are currently occupying fourth position on the Saudi Arabian League table

Odion Ighalo and his teammates at Al Hilal have progressed to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League after beating Shabab Al Ahli 3-1 on Monday night, 20 February.

The Super Eagles striker had a good game for his side as he scored the first goal thereby sending the home fans into wide jubilation.

Since moving back to the Saudi Arabian League after leaving Manchester United, Ighalo keeps impressing to the level that some Red Devils fans are asking why the club freed him.

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Going into the game against Shabab Al Ahli, Al Hilal are the reigning champions of Asia, and the players knew what their fans were actually expecting from them.

They however did themselves lots of good by recording an emphatic win in the encounter.

When did Ighalo score?

According to the report on Reuters, the Nigerian opened scoring for Al Hilal in the 17th minute before Jang Hyun-soo made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute.

Luciano Vietto scored the third goal for Al Hilal in the 79th minute as Omar pulled one back for the visitors in the 86th minute.

Meanwhile, Ighalo is expected to be in the Super Eagles team for the coming African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

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Ronaldo has had a disappointing start to life in the gulf state following his blockbuster move to the Middle East, blanking in his opening two competitive games for Al-Nassr.

His recent no-show against Al-Ittihad resulted in a disappointing semifinal exit from the Saudi Super Cup.

This has drawn criticism from far and near with many suggesting Al-Nassr made the wrong choice of parting with Vincent Aboubakar to accommodate the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.