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Nigerians Frustrates Ighalo Out Of Super Eagles As He Quits International Football
The Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has followed the pattern of ex-Captain of the Super Eagles by announcing his retirement from international football.
speaking on why he retired from the game at a prime age of thirty, Ighalo said that the constant abuse of Nigerian has started taking a negative impact on his young and immediately family but he was advised to keep it under wraps for the moment.
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Naija News also recalls that the striker who is the highest goal scorer in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has received backlashed from Nigerians on several major competitions for his style of play.
meanwhile, Odion revealed that he had informed coach Gernot Rohr of his decision before leaving to join his club in China immediately after the game.
“He had discussed his decision with the coach before the third-place match, saying that the constant abuse was taking a toll on his young family but he was advised to keep it under wraps for the moment. After the game, he gave his jersey as a souvenir to the coach, said his goodbyes and left,” a source stated.
Prior to the game, the 30-year-oldĀ had also posted a message on his WhatsApp status update that simply said “Final Game”.
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“He has been very strong for us,” Rohr said, “And it is sad that he wants not to continue.
“But the door always is open for him any time.”
Ighalo, something of a late bloomer, made his senior debut for Nigeria in 2015 as the Super Eagles lost 1-0 to Uganda in a friendly.
He made 35 appearances for Nigeria, scoring 16 goals.
He was also top scorer through the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with four goals and he could also finish the tournament as top scorer having scored five in Egypt.
Here is a highlight of AFCON 2019 third-place game were Ighalo scored the only goal
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