Nigeria Wait For News On Injury Suffered By AFCONQ Top Scorer, Ighalo

Published: May 10, 2019

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr will be worried after his number nine, Odion Ighalo after he suffered an injury while on duty for his Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua in a league game against Tianjin Teda on Friday, May 10, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

Ighalo lasted only twelve minutes on the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium turf before making way for Wu Yizhen.

The former Watford man is expected to undergo medical tests in the coming days to determine the severity of his injury.

Ighalo has been firing on all cylinders for club and country since the end of the 2018 World Cup, notching up 28 goals in 31 appearances combined.

The 29-year-old was the overall top scorer in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with seven goals to his name.

Rohr is also sweating on the fitness of William Troost-Ekong, Tyronne Ebuehi, Eddy Onazi, Samuel Kalu and Joel Obi before unveiling his provisional roster for the tournament in Egypt.

The Super Eagles will begin preparations for the AFCON in Asaba on Sunday, June 2.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel