Former Manchester United striker Ighalo takes significant step towards career landmark

The previous Watford ace helped his Saudi Arabian membership make an enormous march in the direction of securing the league title

Tremendous Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is on the best way to successful the primary league title of his profession after doing his bit to elevate Al Hilal to a convincing 3-0 victory away to Al Fateh on Thursday night.

A brace from Salem Al Dawsari and a late effort from Marega lifted the defending champions to a advantageous win contained in the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports activities Metropolis Stadium in Al-Hasa.

Ighalo featured for the primary 70 minutes, however he couldn’t add to his 22 league objectives this time period.

Nobody would, nonetheless, be happier than the previous Manchester United loanee after seeing Al Hilal overtake fierce rivals Al Ittihad on the summit of the Saudi Arabia Professional League desk. Each groups have 64 factors, however Al Hilal boasts a +34 purpose distinction, one higher than Al Ittihad’s +33.

Al Hilal had trailed Al Ittihad for a lot of the marketing campaign, however an ideal run of 5 wins of their final 5 league video games has pushed the defending champions to the brink of retaining the title.

Ighalo had been essential to that exceptional surge, with the Nigerian ahead netting thrice within the 5 video games.

Al Hilal will host Al Faisaly on Monday, June twenty seventh, within the season finale, and the Asian Galacticos will win their 18th league honours ought to they higher Al Ittihad’s consequence at residence to Al-Batin on the identical day.

It will be the primary league title of Odion Ighalo’s profession. Regardless of enjoying for some respectable golf equipment in Spain, Italy, England, and China, the 33-year-old did not get his arms on any.

Ighalo was with Al Shabab final season because the aspect completed runners-up to Al-Hilal within the title race. The previous Granada man gained the Chinese language FA Cup with Shanghai Shenhua in 2019.