Odion Ighalo Scores Brace As Al Hilal Defeat Al Feiha in Saudi Pro League Tie

• Al Hilal on Tuesday evening, 4 April, defeated Al Feiha 2-0 in a Saudi Arabian Pro League game with Ighalo netting brace
• The Nigerian striker has been in brilliant form this season for his club and has netted 16 goals this term
• Recently, Ighalo was not selected in the Super Eagles team that played against Guinea-Bissau in AFCON qualifiers

Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo on Tuesday evening, 4 April, continued with his impressive performances this season in the Saudi Arabian League netting brace for Al Hilal in 2-0 win over Al Feiha.

Playing in front of their fans, Al Feiha started the game against Ighalo and his teammates impressively looking for ways to score an early goal, but all their efforts were futile.

After 25 minutes of play, Ighalo and his teammates started gaining momentum in the match before the Nigerian striker opened scoring in the 45th minute.

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The first half of the encounter ended with Al Hilal taking a 1-0 lead into the dressing room.

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The hosts tried all they could in the second half to restore parity, but they found it hard to do so before Ighalo added to their woes at the death when he scored his brace.

Al Hilal eventually won the match 2-0.

According to the report on Naija Footballer, Ighalo has now netted 5 goals in his last three league games and 16 goals from 18 appearances so far this season in Saudi Arabia.

The former Manchester United striker will hope to continue with his fine form this term for his Saudi club.

Ighalo wants Osimhen at Man United

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Odion Ighalo urged compatriot Victor Osimhen to move to Premier League side Manchester United claiming that he would have the chance to exhibit his talent more there.

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It is no longer a news that Osimhen is in the best form of his life so far this season at Napoli where he has registered 21 league goals and still roaring to net more.

His incredible performances infront of goals has however made him a target for many big clubs in Europe who are preparing to offer Napoli chiefs mega millions in the summer.

There have been mixed reactions from Nigerian fans and sports reporters with many convinced that Osimhen should face new challenges, while others are of the view that he should remain at Napoli.