It was a thoroughly rewarding evening’s work for Ighalo, who has three goals in this tournament, making him currently the joint top scorer alongside the more celebrated Sadio Mane of Senegal, despite sharply dividing opinion among Nigerian fans. He may miss a few, but Ighalo is without a doubt the most accomplished finisher among the current crop of Nigeria internationals with 14 in 32 matches. The Nigerian front-man has scored goals wherever he has played from Watford in England to Granada in Spain to China. He will fancy his chances against the South African defence on Wednesday in Cairo’s quarter final. Ighalo said after his lion-taming session that “we will go all the way”.

Match report and video: https://www.naijiant.com/sports/ighalo-is-the-lion-tamer-as-nigerias-super-eagles-cage-cameroons-indomitable-lions/