Al Shabab striker, Odion Ighalo, has returned to Super Eagles, two years after his earlier retirement from international football.
Ighalo, who arrived at the camp on Thursday, expressed delight at his return to the Super Eagles after more than two years of hiatus.
“I am happy to be back. It has been long. Two years plus. Good to see some of the guys.
“I have seen Ekong, my strong man, hopefully, I will see the other guys,” the Al Shabab striker told NFF TV.
Ighalo retired from the Nigerian senior national football team after helping the Super Eagles to a third-place finish at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt where he emerged as the top scorer.
The former Watford goal king is currently having a good form in Saudi Arabia where he plays for Al Shabab.
Nine-pointer Nigeria need all three points from the encounter with the Lone Star in order to stay in contention to star in the knockout phase of the World Cup qualifiers, set for March 2022. Only the group winners will proceed to the knockout phase that will be a home-and-away exercise to produce Africa’s five flagbearers in Qatar.
