Despite his early promise at Udinese and Watford and Watford in the Championship, Ighalo never got into the national team until he was 26.
ເຖິງວ່າຈະມີຄໍາສັນຍາຕົ້ນຂອງລາວຢູ່ທີ່ Udinese ແລະ Watford ແລະ Watford ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນ, Ighalo ບໍ່ເຄີຍເຂົ້າໄປໃນທີມຊາດຈົນກ່ວາລາວແມ່ນ 26.