Odion Ighalo joins Yekini in the hallowed ranks of Nigeria's hat-trick heroes

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• AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS QUALIFICATION
 
• O. IGHALO
 
• NIGERIA V LIBYA
 
• LIBYA
 
• NIGERIA
 
• AFRICAN ALL STARS

In 69 years of Nigeria’s senior team existence, only ten players have scored three times in a game

Scoring while representing one’s country begets great feeling not to talk of repeating such feat three times in a match.

On Saturday evening in Uyo, Odion Ighalo scored a hat-trick for the Super Eagles as they overpowered Libya 4-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualification game.

The 29-year-old scored his treble in the 4th, 58th and 69th minutes to help the three-time African champions to their most emphatic victory so far in the race to Cameroon 2019