Eguavoen still hopeful Ighalo ‘ll join team

Super Eagles caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen has said he remains confident Odion Ighalo will join up with the team for the AFCON despite the refusal of his Saudi Arabian club to release him.

Ighalo is torn between club and country after his team Al Shabab maintained he will not feature at the AFCON after they signed him when he had already retired from international football.

“Hopefully Odion comes,” Eguavoen said at yesterday’s media briefing.

He was top scorer at the 2019 AFCON with five goals as Nigeria placed third in Egypt.

Ighalo is the leading scorer in Saudi Arabian league with 10 goals as Al Shabab push for their first title in many years.

He made his international comeback in the Eagles World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde in Lagos in November.