NFF president, Amaju Pinnick spoke to Jude Ighalo and asked him to reconsider his decision to retire from the national team. Ighalo told Pinnick that he will think about it. This led to a report that Ighalo has reversed his decision. Jude Ighalo has now set the record straight.

IGHALO NOT REVERSING RETIREMENT

Saturday, 20 July 2019 12:33 / by Colin

Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo says he is standing by his decision to retire from international football despite an attempt by NFF President Amaju Pinnick to persuade him to change his mind.


Ighalo finished as both 2019 Afcon qualifying top scorer with 7 goals and tournament top scorer with five, helping Nigeria beat Tunisia 1-0 to claim bronze on Wednesday night, and then announced his retirement soon after.


On Saturday, leading African journalist Osasu Obayuwana reported that NFF President Amaju Pinnick had informed him that the striker had reversed his decision. But Ighalo said that was not the case


“It is not true that I have reversed my decision,” Ighalo told ColinUdoh.com exclusively on Sunday morning. “The (NFF) president spoke to me and asked me to reconsider. Out of respect for him, I said I would think about it. I consulted with my family and we decided that the best thing for me now is to stand by the decision.

“I love my country and it was not an easy decision to make. But I believe the time is right. I am now out for eight weeks and my club are not happy about it, but I thank God for everything.”


Ighalo, something of a late bloomer, made his senior debut for Nigeria in 2015 as the Super Eagles lost 0-1 to Uganda in a friendly.


He finished with 35 appearances for Nigeria, scoring 16 goals, an average of just under a goal a game.

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Osasu Obayiuwana

Ok

ayam not understanding

Are you begging him to reverse his decision or what ?

Please nairaland should stop posting their news, untill when he has finally retired, we are tired of Seing reversible reactions

Better bow with his head held high as highest goal scorer this afcon


Second coming fit be epic fail. Personally i am tired of watching him play despite his obvious poaching threats.
I just find his style boring and annoying

LOCAL MAN is happy with this news

Either he retire or not. Eagle move on, all ageing player should retire and we can set the future straight

Meaning

That's bad

wonderful
wish you the very best
Thanks for all the goals inspite of the abuses from supposed fans, you were strong and remained steadfast
God bless you

make osihmen fall in sharp sharp. no time I waste time

Na wa oooo... Wait a minute, why him come be like say heaven wan fall?

chibu4u2:
ayam not understanding

Amazingman:
Meaning

Meaning. . .

Ighalo: "I am retiring".

Pinnick: "Please don't retire

Ighalo: "I'll think about it"

Journalist: "Ighalo is not retiring".

Ighalo: "I didn't say I am not retiring, I said I'll think about it. My family and I have thought about it and I am retiring."

Let the snail retire quick. We want energetic strikers like osimhen to grow.

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He should retire, let's give Victor Osihmen, Henry Onyekuru chance.

Call ambulance

They should allow the guy to retire in peace. If not for politics and the nigerian- factor thing, there are many 'IGHALOs' littering the streets of Nigeria waiting to be recovered.

You can never get authentic news from this shithole

He should pls reverse,

Ighalo sef wan trend...yeye dey smell

Why do i feel like he is trying to blame Nigeria for his injury? Abi he has been playing nonsense on purpose to avoid injury?

I wish you all the best nigga you made the best decision at the right time.

By the time Nigeria qualifies for next world cup he will come out saying he wants to play for naija again

I so much love dis guy. He is a true legend! We Nigerians love u, dear. No mind d stupid critics especially those that can't even put foot right in d game of football

JubrinElSudan:
He should retire, let's give Victor Osihmen, Henry Onyekuru chance.

Drey1:
make osihmen fall in sharp sharp. no time I waste time

I have no idea why I'm seeing so many people misspelling his name...its Osimhen.