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PHOTOS: Super Eagles Star, Ighalo Visits Former Street In Ajegunle

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Super Eagles star, Odion Ighalo has paid a visit to his former street in Ajegunle while also attending a street carnival in Lagos.

Ighalo who has played in top European clubs and starred for the Super Eagles over the years decided to visit his former base in Lagos once again.

Sharing the photos on his Instagram page, he wrote; ”It’s always a privilege to go back to where I was born and be part of the Salami street Carnival, it’s an opportunity for me to be source of inspiration to the youths in Salami street and Ajegunle at large.

“Through the Odion Ighalo foundation, so many youths have been empowered through Entreprenur skills, while some are in the Ighalo football academy @ighaloacademy .

“I’ll continue to do my best in other to help my people become successful from the street I grew up. Not only the youths but also adults and widows in the streets. May God continue to empower me and my team🙏🏾 Ajegunle to the world”

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The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations’ top scorer Odion Jude Ighalo, who had announced his retirement from the international scene following that AFCON feat in Egypt, has recently been recalled to the Super Eagles.



Chukwuani Victoria is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist who's passionate about storytelling with years of experience in the industry. She holds a BSC in Biology and also obtained a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos. She likes to read, research, hang out with her friends and play scrabbles.