Ighalo joins Peter Utaka & Kwame Ayew as he equals Chinese Super League scoring record

The Nigerian was in electric form scoring a quadruple of strikes as his side destroyed a sorry Guizhou Hengfeng team

Changchun Yatai forward Odion Ighalo has equalled the like of Peter Utaka and Kwame Ayew’s record for Chinese Football League most goals in a game.

The former Watford man fired blanks in his side’s 3-0 victory over Henan Jianye, and on Saturday, Ighalo found the net four times to power his side to a 5-2 demolition of hosts Guizhou Hengfeng.

The Nigerian put his side ahead in the 24th minute via the penalty spot before his second in the 38th minute as Chen Jingang’s men went into the halftime break with a 3-1 one lead.

He completed his harvest of goals in the 86th and 90th minutes to hand his side their biggest away win of the season.

With his haul, Ighalo becomes the 11th player in Chinese Football League to score four times in a game.

He joins Utaka, Ayew, Hu Zhijun, Hao Haidong, Zoue Jie, Li Bing, Li Jinju, Elvis Scott, Eber Cucchi and Eran Zahavi in the record books.