31st Birthday: Manchester United, NFF And CAF Celebrate With Ighalo

By Ibrahim Taiwo, The Nigerian Voice Sports

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is felicitating with former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, who clocks 31 on Tuesday.

NFF wished the former Watford striker, Happy Birthday on their verified Twitter account.

Manchester United also took to the popular microblogging site to celebrate their striker on his Birthday.

Confederation Of African Football also joined other football lovers in celebrating the Former Super Eagles striker on his birthday.

Ighalo will be hoping to get himself a birthday gift by scoring a goal when Manchester United take on Tottenham Hotspur on Friday.

It has indeed being a glorious year for Odion Ighalo, He achieved a long time dream of playing for Manchester United, a club he has been supporting since his childhood days in Ajegunle.

Ighalo has scored four goals in eight matches for the Red Devils since he joined them on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in the January transfer window.

He was part of the Super Eagles' team that finished third at the 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations in Egypt, he also won the competition's highest goal scorer award with five goals.