{"id":3882,"date":"2023-10-17T16:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/17\/read_news-phpnid49156\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T16:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:55:57","slug":"read_news-phpnid49156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/17\/read_news-phpnid49156\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I was almost wrestling with them&#8217; &#8211;\u00a0 Ighalo reveals the two toughest defenders he&#8217;s faced in Saudi PL:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/32259Ighalo.png\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"'I was almost wrestling with them' -\u00a0 Ighalo reveals the two toughest defenders he's faced in Saudi PL\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has named\u00a0former West Brom star Ahmed Hegazi and Al-Hilal ace Ali Al-Bulayhi as the two toughest defenders he has faced in the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hegazi has been playing for\u00a0Al-Ittihad since 2020, while\u00a0Ali Al-Bulayhi, a Saudi Arabia international who went the distance against the Super Eagles last Friday, has made more than 175 appearances for Al-Hilal.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Manchester United, Ighalo wore the colours of Saudi Pro-League clubs Al-Shabab and Al-Hilal before joining Al-Wahda in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot winner has earned a reputation as one of the best strikers in the Saudi Pro League, winning the top scorer award in the division for the 2021-2022 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ighalo spoke about his previous duels with Hegazi and\u00a0Al-Bulayhi, and described them as &#8216;wrestling&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best are Ahmed Hegazi in Al-Ittihad and Ali Al-Bulayhi in Al-Hilal,&#8221; Ighalo said on the Saudi SBC channel.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#8220;When I was in Al-Shabab, I was almost wrestling with them. 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I was suffering from him before moving to Al-Hilal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ighalo has picked up where he left off last season, having scored 6 goals in 8 appearances for his new employer\u00a0Al-Wahda.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiyadahScoop\/status\/1713669569787633863\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\" xml:lang=\"ar\">\u0641\u064a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9_%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636\u0629_\u0633\u0643\u0648\u0628<\/a>.. \u0642\u0635\u0629 \u0646\u062c\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0625\u064a\u063a\u0627\u0644\u0648 \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u064a\u0647\u064a \u0648\u062d\u062c\u0627\u0632\u064a. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bxvyDl8tTv\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/bxvyDl8tTv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 \u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636\u0629 \u0633\u0643\u0648\u0628 (@RiyadahScoop) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiyadahScoop\/status\/1713669569787633863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ifeanyi Emmanuel\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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