CSL : Ighalo suffers heavy defeat with Shanghai Shenhua


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CSL : Ighalo suffers heavy defeat with Shanghai Shenhua By Admin Odion Ighalo new Chinese club, Shangai Shenhua were humiliated with a 4-0 defeat at home in his of Chinese league It was a day to forget for Nigeria's Super Eagles and Shanghai Shenhua striker Odion Ighalo as actions resumed in the Chinese Super League. Ighalo moved to Shanghai Shenhua after the relegations of his former team Changchun Yatai. Shanghai play host to defending champion of the league Shanghai SIPG and suffered 0-4 defeat. Despite Ighalo tormenting the back line of SIPG, it was the away side that scored the opening goal in the 45th minutes through an own goal from Colombia international Freddy Guarin. The second half resumed with host searching for a leveller but it was Wenjun Lue that doubled the lead of SIPG in the 65th minutes. The matter became worse for Shenhua as they were reduced to ten men after Di Gao was sent off and Brazilian international Oscar netting the third goal in the 79th minutes. Odil Akhemedov put the game beyond Shenhua in the 88th minutes as he scored the fourth goal. Ighalo scored 21 goals for Changchun Yatai last season to finished second top scorer in the league
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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