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Odion Ighalo will become the first Nigerian player to represent Manchester United at senior level

Odion Ighalo is set to become the first Nigerian to wear the Manchester United shirt - and the seventh African overall to play for United since 1999.

This is after Manchester United completed a sensational deadline day move to sign the 30-year-old on loan from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season.

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