ODION IGHALO LOSES DAD MOMENTS AFTER FA CUP HEART BREAK

ODION IGHALO suffered the loss of his father Paul just hours after Watford’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Crystal Palace.

“I lost my father early hours of today (Monday),” he announced.

“He had complained of weakness before going to bed last night and they discovered by 2am this morning that he is gone.

Ighal's tweets the sad news of his father's death Twitter @ighalojude

“It is a very painful loss.”

Battling for a place in the final...Ighalo and Crystal Palace enforcer Damien Delaney . Reuters

Working the Palace defence...Ighalo battles his way through Getty Images

Ighalo has scored 16 goals in 35 appearances for Watford and is thought to be target for Arsenal this summer.

But he couldn’t prevent Palace notching up a 2-1 Wembley win before being informed of the devasting news of his father

It's over...FA Cup semi-final defeat for Ighalo just hours before learning of his father's death