Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia striker, Odion Jude Ighalo has been cast in doubt for his club’s next match in the oil rich nation’s top-flight league, following an injury he copped in midweek, megasportsarena.com reports.
Ighalo was forced off in the very first half of the Saudi Arabia Professional Football League game versus Al-Ittihad on Wednesday evening, as he copped a knock in the 29th minute of of play and his table-topping side went on to lose 2-1.
The medical crew at Al-Shabab is now sweating over the 31-year-old hitman, in order to get him fit enough to play their next match this weekend against Al Taawon, even as his coach, Carlos Inarejos rued the injury suffered by the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations top scorer.
The discomfort suffered by Ighalo forced the gaffer to make an unplanned change in the first half, which apparently led to their defeat, but he could end up being this weekend without the former Super Eagles’ star, who has been in brilliant form since joining Al-Shabab in the January transfer window.
Such would be the miss for Al-Shabab, as Ighalo bagged an assist in a 3-0 win over Al Ahli before getting on the scoresheet twice against Damac, such that he has been able to consolidate his impact with the Riyadh-based club and they have together grown in confidence.
