Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo gets a cake from teammates to celebrate after finishing as top scorer in AFCON 2019 qualifiers

Steve Dede 09:50 - 26 March 2019

Odion Ighalo got a cake from his Super Eagles teammates to celebrate after finishing AFCON 2019 qualifiers as top scorer (Twitter/Super Eagles)

Super Eagles striker <strong>Odion Ighalo</strong> on Monday, March 25 got a cake from his teammates to celebrate after finishing as top scorer in the <strong>2019 Africa Cup of Nations</strong> (AFCON) qualifier.

Ighalo on Friday, March 22 scored for the Super Eagles in their 3-1 win over Seychelles to round up their AFCON 2019 qualifying campaign. The first penalty at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba took his goal tally in the qualifiers to seven in the highest in the series.

During dinner on Monday, the 29-year-old striker was presented with a cake with Nigerian flag green and white colours.

“Ighalo 7 AFCON. Goal King” was inscribed in the cake.

Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo gets a cake from teammates to celebrate being top scorer in AFCON 2019 qualifiers (Twitter/Super Eagles)

The cake was presented to Ighalo during dinner on ,Monday at Super Eagles camp in Asaba (Twitter/Super Eagles)

Ighalo opened his goal account in the AFCON 2019 qualifiers in the 3-0 win away at Seychelles in September 2018.

Odion Ighalo scored seven goals to help Nigeria qualify as Group E winners

In October 2018, he netted a hattrick in Super Eagles 4-0 home win over Libya before his brace against the North African side in the reverse fixture just a few days later.

His goals ensured that Nigeria finished top of Group E ahead of South Africa, Libya and Seychelles in the qualifier.