Ex-Watford Star Ighalo Clarifies : I Am Not The Substantive Captain Of Changchun Yatai

<span>Changchun Yatai marquee signing Odion Ighalo has revealed that he is not the substantive captain of the Chinese Super League club. <br /><br />In the first two games in the top-flight, the former Watford star was handed the captain armband</span><span class="body1">&rsquo;s by manager Lee Jang-soo fueling speculation that he is now the leader of the team on the pitch. <br /><br /></span><span class="body1">&ldquo;I am not the captain of </span><span>Changchun Yatai, but for the last two games I did captain the team, </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; Ighalo told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="body1">&ldquo;The (substantive) captain played both matches. </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br />Though Ighalo has played down the possibility of being appointed as substantive skipper of </span></span><span>Changchun Yatai, he is now new to responsibilities, having captained the Nigerian U20 national team at the Fifa Under 20 World Cup in 2009.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span>
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