Chisom Chikatara has dismissed suggestions that he wasn&rsquo;t given the match ball by referee Ibrahim Nour El Din after notching a hat - trick for the Super Eagles in their 4 - 1 annihilation of Niger Republic at the African Nations Championship.<br /><br />Soon after the final whistle, the Abia Warriors sensation was seen asking the Egyptian official for the match ball but television images showed that the striker was snubbed.<br /><br />&ldquo;Yes, I was given the match ball in the dressing room as the referee earlier said. Before I entered, the coach told me to go in and do what you know how to do best, &rdquo; said Chisom Chikatara to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />&ldquo;I am dedicating the goals to so many people that have given me courage: my late mum, my daddy, family and wife to be, then the coaches and my teammates here.<br /><br />&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t really desperate to score a hat - trick. What the team needs from strikers is goals just as the church needs songs from the choir.&rdquo; <br /><br />It is still early days in Rwanda but Chisom Chikatara leads the scorers chart ahead of Alseny Camara (Guinea) and Ahmed Aka&iuml;chi (Tunisia), who have two goals each.<br />