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Pinnick confirms Ighalo will be back for Nigeria’s World Cup playoffs against Ghana

by Joba Ogunwale
February 11, 2022
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Pinnick confirms Ighalo will be back for Nigeria’s World Cup playoffs against Ghana

The Al-Hilal forward missed Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, but he is set to return for the team’s two games next month 

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick says Odion Ighalo will be back for Nigeria’s  World Cup playoff games against Ghana in March.

Ighalo was included in Nigeria’s 2021 AFCON squad after coming out of retirement, but the former Manchester United striker could not honour the callup because of club issues.

However, Pinnick has now confirmed that the 32-year-old attacker will be back for the two massive games against Ghana next month.

The NFF president said this after visiting Ighalo in Qatar where he is currently representing his new club Al-Hilal at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Pinnick said: “I just met with @ighalojude, the highest goalscorer at the 2019 edition of the AFCON, now playing and still scoring goals for Saudi Arabia’s biggest football club. Odion has assured that playing for his country will always come first and he is ready to ensure that we do play at this year’s @FIFAWorldCup in Qatar.

…this happens. I just met with @ighalojude, the highest goalscorer at the 2019 edition of the AFCON, now playing and still scoring goals for Saudi Arabia’s biggest football club. Odion has assured that playing for his country will always come first and he is ready to ensure… pic.twitter.com/6Yw735Vqw2

— Amaju Melvin Pinnick (@PinnickAmaju) February 10, 2022

Ighalo had initially retired from national duty in 2019, but he came out of retirement after speaking to Pinnick and ex-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr.

The former Watford man played in the 1-1 draw in the World Cup qualifying clash against Cape Verde last year and should have represented Nigeria at the AFCON, but was denied the chance by his former club Al-Shabab.

Meanwhile, Pinnick also expressed his happiness over Ademola Lookman’s availability for selection. The Leicester City winger has now been cleared by FIFA to represent Nigeria after playing for England’s youth teams.

Tags: Amaju PinnickOdion Ighalo
Joba Ogunwale

Joba Ogunwale

Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet.

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