Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo finished as the top hitman
after the final rounds of qualifying matches for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
in Egypt on Sunday.
Ighalo finished
tops of the goalscorers’ chart ahead of Burundi‘s
Fiston Abdul Razak with seven goals.
The Shanghai
Shenhua of China forward scored the opening goal in the Super Eagles 3-1 win
against the Pirates of Seychelles in their final group game at the Stephen
Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Friday.
The former Watford striker was on target in all the games he
featured for the Super Eagles in the qualifiers.
He scored once
for the Super Eagles on match day 2 against Seychelles at the Stade Linite,
Victoria. He got a hat-trick on match day 3 against the Mediterranean Knights
of Libya at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo and also hit the
back of the net once in the reverse fixture against the North Africans in Sfax.
Gernot Rohr’s
side finished top of Group E with 13 points from six games.
The Super Eagles
are making a return to Africa’s showpiece event after missing out on the last
two editions of the competition.
Fiston failed to
add to his six- goal tally in Burundi‘s 1-1 home draw against the Panthers of
Gabon at the Prince Louis Stadium in Bujumbura on Saturday.
His goal scoring
prowess is the key reason why the Swallows will be making their maiden
appearance at the AFCON finals this summer in Egypt.
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