- Odion Ighalo has spoken on the death threats he is getting from Nigerian fans
- The Super Eagles missed two scoring chances in the 2-1 loss to Argentina
- Nigeria came third behind group leaders Croatia and Jorge Sampaoli's side
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has received death threats after Nigeria's World Cup exit.
The 29-year-old missed two glorious opportunities against Argentina on Tuesday as the Super Eagles lost 2-1 in Saint Petersburg.
A draw would have sent the Super Eagles through, but Marcos Rojo's late strike ended the Gernot Rohrs' side Russia campaign.
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The former Granada man, who Watford sold to Chinese club Changchun Yatai for £20m last year, has now hit out after sickening threats and abuse from Nigerian fans.
The 29-year-old wrote: "For those who want to kill me, please - I am someone's child.
"We did our best, but sometimes things don't always go the way you want - but life has to go on.
"Great experience to be at the World Cup, and I enjoyed every moment of it."
Nigeria had been tipped to qualify out of Group D, but lost out to in-form Croatia and the Argentines - who only progressed courtesy of an 86th-minute strike from Manchester United defender Rojo.
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Ighalo scored 39 goals in 99 in his spell with the English side following his move from Udinese in 2014.
He said after Tuesday's game: "I apologise to Nigeria. I apologise to my team-mates.
"I take responsibility for this ga me, because had I taken those chances I had that would have made it a different ball game.
"It's a sad day for me, the boys and the country because we went out in a bad manner - and we deserved more."
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had earlier reported that Super Eagles defender, Tyronne Ebuehi was angry with Gernot Rohr for leaving him on the bench against Argentina.
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The newly-signed Benfica defender was only given the opportunity to play against Iceland where Nigeria won by 2-0.
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Source: Naija.ng
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