The Nigerian striker who is currently on loan with Manchester United revealed that he once received racial abuse at his club Shanghai Shenhua and would walk out if he experiences it again, he revealed in a video with Sky Sports News.
Goal.com reported that Ighalo said;
"In one game in China I got called all sorts of names and after the game, I didn't shake his hand. I walked straight into the dressing room, I was angry, I reported it to the FA.
"I didn't press forward with it, I just let it go because I'm just this kind of guy. I don't like to drag issues out. But I don't think it should be condoned in any country."
Ighalo added that "Nobody should condone racism. We are all human. Despite the colour of our skin, we are all the same, we live in the same world, the same life.
"I don't condone racism, but at the same time, I don't condone riots.
"It didn't start today, it's not going to end today. It's going to take time. We are hoping this situation can change the narrative and make it more limited. It's going to reduce it to a minimum.
"We are fighting now so that for the next generation it will be cut off, finally. We have to start from the younger generation, educate them, let them see that all humans are the same. We should fight for humanity not colours."
Ighalo is currently on an extended loan deal to stay with Manchester United till the end of January 2021 with the premier league resuming June 17, the striker is currently training hard ahead of the remaining matches being fixed.
Ighalo has made quite the impression with Manchester United since start of the season with four goals and one assist in only eight games.
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