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3 Africans lighting up the Chinese Super League
African footballers are everywhere, lighting up the stages fortunate enough to have them. The Chinese Super League is not the least of them, as the competition has seen an increase of foreign imports due to the financial backing many of the clubs have. Here are three stars stealing the headlines.
Odion Ighalo does not fear for his life!
After a disappointing 2018 FIFA World cup campaign with no goals to his name or an inspiring performance as consolation, the Nigerian forward became more than just a scapegoat as death threats made him reconsider his career. Read full story here.
Abroad: Nigeria’s Ighalo talks about life in China
"When I went there I was expecting a lower class of the league but when I arrived I saw how tough it is and said this is not what I had heard about.”