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“We are very happy for Odion Ighalo, who was part of the last couple of friendly matches played by the Super Eagles (against Uganda and South Africa). The English Premiership is a great platform to be, and he can only become an even better player,” NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said on Saturday

He added: “When I was in Nigeria everyone would watch the Premier League. Now I will play in it every weekend.
“My family and everyone is very happy and they have sent me messages saying they are looking forward to watching me in the Premier League next season

However, Slavisa Jokanovic’s men were the brighter team from the off at Vicarage Road and Deeney scored his 20th league goal of the season in the 37th minute when he controlled Adlene Guedioura’s flighted cross and scored through the legs of Dimi Konstantopoulos from a tight angle

“I saw him get the ball and I was just making the run. I wasn’t sure if he would get me, but he saw me and played it at once. It was a very good pass and I was calm there to score that goal

The Nigerian striker was nominated in successive months but missed out on the January honour to Middlesbrough’s Lee Tomlin, while February’s award was given to Nottingham Forest midfielder, Henri Lansbury

“I wouldn’t say I’m the main man, it’s all about teamwork and without my teammates I can’t score the goals, so credit goes to the team for the great win tonight,” Ighalo told Hornets Player, responding to a question about his starring role in recent weeks