Red-hot Watford of England striker, Odion Ighalo, has said his call up to the Super Eagles for the twin-friendly against South Africa and Uganda is a dream come true.
The striker, who has found the net 17 times this season, including 13 since the turn of the year, has been rewarded for his fine form at Watford with his first call-up for the Super Eagles’ friendly against South Africa on March 29.
“It’s a dream come true for me,” Ighalo said.
“I’m really happy. I’d like to dedicate this call-up to my family, my teammates and to the fans too, because if it wasn’t for them, I don’t think I would have got the invitation.
“It was a bit of a surprise to me because I was playing and I was doing well, but then I got injured and I didn’t play for about three weeks, so I was very happy when I saw my name there.
“When I was doing well, I was thinking maybe now is the time for me to get the call-up, but then when I got injured, I was thinking maybe this injury will stop them from calling me up.
“Thankfully, I’m back again now, I’m training and working hard and hopefully I’ll be able to play my part on Saturday before I go and play with the national team.”
Ighalo returned from a recent hamstring injury to take a place on the bench for Tuesday’s 2-0 win at Wigan, and with the Hornets now the table’s top side, the ex-Granada man believes each and every remaining game will be crucial.
“Every game we’re going to play from now until the end of the league is a final for us. It’s not going to be easy because we’re top of the league and every team will want to push us,” he said.
“But first we have to think about the Ipswich game, that’s the most important game for now, and after that we’ll think about the next games.
“We know we’re going to play a difficult side this weekend but we just need to keep our heads high.
“We’re playing at home, we’re calling our fans to support us on Saturday, we want to see a lot of yellow and black at the stadium, and we want them to be our 12th man on the pitch, to help us win the game.”
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