Ighalo Nominated For FA Cup 2019/20 Season

Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo has been nominated for the best striker award in the Emirates FA Cup for the 2019/20 season.

Ighalo is nominated alongside three other strikers named; Jason Cummings of Shrewsbury Town, Norwich’s Adam Idah and Port Vale’s Tom Pope.

The Nigerian footballer, despite playing only three times in the oldest national football competition in the world has scored three goals from 221 minutes on the pitch.

His impressive performance has earned him a nomination for the best striker award, with votes expected to close on Sunday, today August 16.

Ighalo, till the time of filing this report is leading the race for the award with 44 per cent of the votes.

While his other counterpart have Jason Cummings in second position with 21.9 per cent. Norwich’s Adam Idah and Port Vale’s Tom Pope are third and fourth with 21.6 per cent and 12.6 per cent votes respectively.

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The 31-year-old last scored in the FA Cup quarter-final victory over Norwich in June, but is part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad for the Europa League semi-final against Sevilla today.

Ighalo has netted five goals in 18 appearances since completing his deadline day move to Old Trafford in the January transfer window.