With the Qatar Stars League and the UAE Pro League taking the week off while the cup competitions took place in Qatar and the UAE, our recap of goals and assists from African players based in the Middle East is restricted to the Saudi Pro League this week. Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo is now in his fourth season in Saudi football and the former Watford star resumed his goal-scoring heroics for new club Al-Wehda after two matches without a goal. The 34-year-old scored a hat-trick in Al-Wehda’s 4-2 victory over Damac to bring his total to four goals and four matches since joining.
Watch all of Ighalo’s goals below as well as strikes from Sadio Mané and Musa Barrow over the weekend below.
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) scores a hat-trick for Al-Wehda in 4-2 victory over Damac
Mourad Batna (Morocco) scores twice while Sofiane Bendebka (Algeria) adds a goal and an assist in Al-Fateh’s victory at Al-Khaleej
Sadio Mané (Senegal) opens the scoring in Al-Nassr victory at Al-Raed
Romain Saïss (Morocco) heads in the only goal in Al-Shabab victory at Al-Fayha
Assan Ceesay (The Gambia) levels for Damac in the first half in eventual defeat to Al-Wehda
A free kick from Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) sets up the opening goal in Al-Ahli victory over Al-Taawoun
Musa Barrow (The Gambia) equalizes for Al-Taawoun in defeat to Al-Ahli
Karl Toko-Ekambi (Cameroon), Bernard Mensah (Ghana) and Mohammed Fouzair (Morocco) all score from the penalty spot
