Odion Ighalo has leapfrogged Cristiano Ronaldo to the top of the highest goal scorers chat in the Saudi league after scoring a braced to help Al Hilal thump Al Taawon 4-0 on
Saturday
The Nigerian striker scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute and then made it 2-0 in the 45th minute.
Ighalo is on 11 goals in 15 games ahead of Al Nassr’s Ronaldo, who has netted eight times in race for the award.
However, the Brazilian duo of Anderson Conceicao Talisca and Carlos Alberto leads the way with 13 goals each.
Ighalo was Goal King of Saudi Arabia last season with 20 goals.
The former Watford striker dedicated his latest goals to his mother as a birthday gift.
“That was for you MAMA. Happy birthday to my sweet mother,” he wrote on Instagram.
