Afcon 2019: No special plans for Odion Ighalo – Stuart Baxter

There will be no special measures to deal with Odion Ighalo when South Africa meet Nigeria on Wednesday, according to Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter.

The forward made the difference for his side in their 3-2 triumph over Cameroon and is tied with Sadio Mane, Adam Ounas and Cedric Bakambu on the Afcon 2019 scoring chart.

Quizzed on whether he would single out Ighalo for special treatment, Baxter discloses that his team, as a unit, can deal with the 30-year-old, claiming they aren’t planning especially for him.

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