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Ighalo: How does Nigerian forward compare to Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League?

Ighalo: How does Nigerian forward compare to Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League?

The Saudi Pro League has gotten immense attention since Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr after his second stint at Manchester United came to an inglorious end before the 2022 FIFA World Cup. What has followed has been other global stars such as Neymar, Sadio Mane, Riyad Mahrez, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Roberto Firmino, Georginio Wijnaldum, Kalidou Koulibaly and a host of others...

Saudi Pro League: Ighalo bangs hat-trick in Al Wehda victory

Saudi Pro League: Ighalo bangs hat-trick in Al Wehda victory

Odion Ighalo scored a hat-trick as Al Wehda recorded a 4-2 win over 10-man Damac FC in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday evening. The Knights of Mecca suffered back-to-back defeats against reigning champions Al-Ittihad and against Al-Tawoon and clearly needed a response on home soil against the Knights of the South. Ighalo provided that response when he opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Damac...

Ighalo makes goalscoring debut for Saudi’s Al Wehda

Ighalo makes goalscoring debut for Saudi’s Al Wehda

Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo marked his brief debut appearance for Al Wehda with a goal in their 3-0 victory against Al Tai in the Saudi Pro League. Ighalo was introduced into the encounter as an 86th-minute substitute and he sealed his team's win with the third goal in the 92nd minute. Earlier in the game, goals from Tunisia's Faycal Fajr and Saeeed Al Muwallad gave Al...