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Ighalo On Target For Al Hilal In Saudi Kings Cup

Super Eagles striker Odion Jude Ighalo on Monday evening was on the scoresheet for Saudi Arabian league champions Al Hilal in their 2-1 win against Al Nassr FC in the Saudi Arabia Kings Cup quarterfinals game.

Ighalo who netted twice against his former club last week in the Saudi Arabia League encounter for his new side, scored the equaliser for Al Hilal in the 62nd minute with his team 1-0.

Anderson Talisca had given the host early lead in the 17th minute before Ighalo restored parity.

Salem Al-Dawsari made it 2-1 on the 80th minute via spot kick for Al Hilal.

The victory handed Al Hilal the semi-final ticket.

It is Ighalo’s fourth goal in three matches in all competitions for the Saudi Arabia League champions.

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.