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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Odion Ighalo is confident Saudi Arabia Professional League club, Al Hilal can win the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup title.<\/p>\n

Al Hilal will represent the Asian Football Confederation in the competition which will run from February 1-11 in Morocco.<\/p>\n

European champions, Real Madrid and South American winners, Flamengo are firm favourites to win the competition.<\/p>\n

But Ighalo, who was part of Al Hilal\u2019s squad that came fourth at the last edition of the competition insists his club can shock the heavyweights.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian stated that the current Asian champions can draw inspiration from Morocco\u2019s solid showing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is possible in football. Nowadays you can\u2019t predict what\u2019s going to happen. If you work hard and fight hard on the field of play you can do anything. Look at Morocco at the World Cup, for instance,\u201d Ighalo told FIFA.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody gave them a chance. They got to the semi-final and they almost got to the final. I believe Al Hilal can fight and get to the final and win it, because in football it\u2019s possible to do anything when you work hard and believe in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seattle Sounders, Auckland City and Wydad Casablanca are other teams that will participate in the competition.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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