Manchester United new boy Odion Ighalo was nearly forced to stop a training session after the University of Manchester women’s team failed to recognise the striker.
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The Nigerian international moved to the Hornets from Udinese in 2014 following loan spells with Granada and Cesena
“I know he’s looking forward to getting back into the starting XI and [showing] that he belongs to be there,” said the head coach. “He was ready to enter as a sub [at Middlesbrough]. We didn’t need him but he was ready to be play
Summer signing Nathan Redmond was the hero for Claude Puel as he ensured that Southampton’s new manager did not suffer defeat in his first league match at St Mary’s.
According to the General Manager, Marketing, MultiChoice, Martin Mabutho: “Ighalo’s journey to football stardom has been a source of inspiration for many. His passion and performance in the game have made him well respected both home and abroad. As a brand, we are going down memory lane with Ighalo and will discover how he was able to live his dream from the streets of Ajegunle to the tables of the Premier League
It leaves record signing, Salomon Rondon, Rickie Lambert and youngster Jonathan Leko as the only guaranteed strikers to be at the club when the new season gets under way next month
The Baggies want to add at least two new centre forwards to their squad for next season and are mulling a move for the Nigerian who’s expected to cost less than £15 million
“A few days ago, he complained of weakness,” the Watford forward stated. “He was taken to hospital for treatment. This morning he died in his sleep
Looking ahead to the last four tie with Palace and asked what winning the cup would mean to him, Ighalo told the Daily Telegraph: “I am telling you, if I win the FA Cup then I will be going back like a king. The king of Nigeria!
While the pressure of relegation may be off, though, Pulis insisted in the wake of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend that he would not allow his players to take their foot off the pedal in the closing months of the campaign
Bastianelli told TMW Radio: “He [Ighalo] is having a very positive season, he has already scored 17 goals, is fighting for the FA Cup thanks to his goal against Arsenal
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It was a night of celebration and eulogies as Super Eagles Captain and Chelsea FC of England midfielder, John Obi Mikel, and forward Odion Ighalo of Watford FC also picked up deserved awards
The 26-year old striker will surely cause troubles for the Egyptian defenders due to his fine form in the English Premier League while playing for Watford and tallying up 14 goals in the league
Toyin Ibitoye, the Super Eagles Media Officer, told NAN that Obi arrived on Monday morning to bring the number of foreign players in camp to four
It took quarter-of-an-hour for either side to create any significant chances inside the final third, but with their first opening, Stoke took the lead through Walters, who was well placed at the back post to convert a cross delivered by Phil Bardsley
Hornets boss, Quique Sanchez Flores, revealed his 26-year-old Nigerian top scorer, who has been an ever-present in the Premier League so far this season, suffered the problem during last Sunday’s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win at Arsenal
Wenger’s side continued in the same vein but, despite their possession and general dominance, clear-cut chances were at a premium, with goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon – who replaced Heurelho Gomes in the lineup minutes before kickoff – going largely untested
United are desperate to add firepower to their squad and Ighalo, who has scored 15 goals for Watford this season, ticks all the boxes for them
A lively start saw both teams have half-chances inside the opening five minutes, but Holebas could not beat Kasper Schmeichel from close range, before Heurelho Gomes got down well to keep out Christian Fuchs down the other end