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Chelsea Wins Club World Cup In Abu Dhabi, Ighalo Unused In 3rd Place Final

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 12: Kai Havertz of Chelsea celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-1 during the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 Final match between Chelsea v Palmeiras at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on February 12, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)

Kai Havertz’s 117th minute penalty(in extra time) won the Club World Cup for Chelsea in a very difficult game against Brazilian side Palmerias.

The game ended 2-1 in the final in Abu Dhabi, where Romelu Lukaku put the European champions in front by heading home Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross 10 minutes into the second half.

After a handball by Thiago Silva, Raphael Veiga equalised with a penalty and the game went to extra time.

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo was an unused substitute as Asian Champions League champions Al Hilal suffered a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of African representatives Al Ahly in their Club World Cup third-place playoff inside the magnificent Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.