Ighalo quashes injury fear, relishes FA Cup win

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Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has declared his readiness to lead Super Eagles attack against Egypt on March 25 in Kaduna despite suffering a knock during Sunday’s win over Arsenal in the English FA Cup.

Ighalo who limped off the game in the 80th minutes, regained his scoring form against FA cup holders, Arsenal and inspiring his team to knock out the Gunners in the quarter-final of the FA Cup.

The 26-year-old Nigerian, who won the Man-of-the-Match award scored Watford’s first in the 50th minute before his Algerian teammate, Adnan Gedioura doubled the Hornets’ lead 13 minutes later. Danny Welbeck scored the consolation goal in the 88th minute but it was too late for the gunners to equalize.

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“I’m ready for Egypt challenge. It’s a crucial game for us and I hope to give my best for the Eagles. I got a slight knock against Arsenal but I hope to be back in our next game against Stoke City,” he said.

He also expressed satisfaction with Watford’s qualification for the FA Cup semifinal.

“It’s a dream because I’ve never played at Wembley before. It’ll be a dream come true for me to play there. Not only to play there but to win and play in the final would be great.

“Although I haven’t been scoring for the last couple of games, I keep on working hard because I know strikers go through what I’m going through. Goals always give confidence to strikers and I’m happy to be back,” he added.

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