Striker Odion Ighalo of Nigeria has identified his two worst experiences while playing for the Super Eagles.

The former Manchester United player talked about his ordeal in an interview with Elegbete TV.

Ighalo, who made his debut for Nigeria in their 1-0 friendly loss to Uganda, originally thought about leaving the national team after the Eagles were eliminated from the World Cup in Russia's group stage.

The majority of the crowd was quite abusive towards the former Watford striker after he missed two opportunities to score in the Eagles' 2-1 loss to Argentina, which prevented them from moving on to the next round.

After winning the top scorer award in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations held in Egypt, he would later leave the national team, citing persistent abuse and unfair criticism as the causes of his hasty retirement.

After the Eagles' 1-1 draw with Ghana at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, the 34-year-old returned to the Eagles' camp for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The Eagles failed to advance to the competition.

The Al-Hilal attacker has not played for the three-time African champions since the match against the Black Star.

Ighalo, though, recalled his memorable performance for Nigeria.

“The two worst experiences I had with the Super Eagles was the game against Argentina at the 2018 World Cup when I missed a chance and the whole of Nigeria wanted to bury me alive,” Ighalo told Elegbete TV.

“Also the last World Cup which we did not qualify for was another bad time for me. I believe we had the tools and everything in our possession to qualify for that World Cup.

“We were playing at home, which was an advantage. The stadium was crowded that day and that was an advantage for us.

“But due to some circumstances or selfish reasons for some people, we did not get to qualify. However, we have to look forward.”