The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated Super Eagles striker Odion Jude Ighalo on his 34th birthday.
The football governing body congratulated the Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia striker on its official twitter handle on Friday.
“Happy birthday to #Afcon19 top scorer, @ighalojude,” the NFF tweeted.
Ighalo’s former club, Watford FC, also joined several others to send goodwill message.
“Wishing you a happy birthday, @IghaloJude!,” the English club stated.
The striker’s club Al-Hilal also wrote: “On this day Odion Ighalo was born.
“Happy New Year!”
Ighalo made his debut for the Nigeria national team in March 2015 against Uganda.
He represented the nation at the 2018 World Cup and was the highest goalscorer in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign.
He eventually led Nigeria to a third place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where he finished in the competition’s Team of the Tournament and was crowned top scorer.
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