Iheanacho’s superb strike in the 2-1 home win against Crystal Palace was picked as the best at the club’s annual end of the season awards ceremony.
The spectacular goal was also named the club’s best for the month of April.
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The Nigeria international volley against Burnley also won the March award.
The forward has scored 18 goals in 36 appearances across all competitions for Brendan Rodgers’ side this season.
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Nigeria and Leicester City’s in-form striker Kelechi Iheanacho insists he never gave up hope that he would return to form even during times of his carrier.
Iheanacho, 24, was overlooked by Nigeria for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals after finding himself on the fringes with the Foxes.
In recent months though his fortunes have changed as he was named March’s Premier League player of the month, signed a new deal to keep him at Leicester until 2024, and is on course for a double award for the month of April.
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The election which was keenly contested by three candidates from the PDP(Obinna Onwubuariri), APC(Princess Miriam Onuoha) and that of APGA candidate, was hitch-free as the winner emerged without recourse to malpractices or irregularities.
Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho showed he knows how to make an impact as he came off the bench to drive Leicester to a victory that keeps them as Liverpool’s closest challengers in the Premier League.
Among other outstanding performances by Europe-based African players this weekend, Jeremie Boga opened the scoring for minnows Sassuolo and they went on to hold Serie A champions Juventus to a 2-2 draw in Turin.
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Iheanacho had a massive impact on his first league outing of the season to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win for the Foxes over Everton.
Jamie Vardy had equalised for Leicester in the 68th minute after Richarlison had given Everton a deserved first-half lead. A draw would have been a fair result and a boost for under-pressure Everton boss Marco Silva but Foxes substitute Iheanacho fired home after a late counter-attack to seal a sixth successive league win for Leicester.
The goal was initially disallowed for offside but after an agonising VAR wait the decision was overturned, …
Kelechi Iheanacho struck deep into stoppage time as Leicester beat Everton 2-1 to close the gap on Liverpool at the top of the Premier League to eight points.
Richarlison had given the visitors a shock lead at the King Power as Everton produced a performance that may do enough to save manager Marco Silva’s job ahead of the Merseyside derby on Wednesday.
But the introduction of Iheanacho just after the hour mark changed the game as the Nigerian set up Jamie Vardy to equalise and then dramatically scored the winner, which was initially ruled out for offside before a VAR …
Iheanacho arrived the King Power Stadium in a big money move in 2017 but has failed to make impact at the club.
According to a report in Turkish news outlet, fanatic.com.tr, Galatasaray and Besiktas are looking to bolster their respective squads during the January transfer window, with each believing the 23-year-old will be a quality addition.
Iheanacho has struggled for regular playing time
The Nigeria international has struggeld for regular playing time this season and is yet to feature in the Premier League.
Iheanacho has managed just two appearances in the Carabao Cup for the Foxes.
A move to Leicester in 2017 was supposed to give him the chance to play regular top-flight football and fulfil his vast potential.
The Foxes certainly expected a lot from him, having invested £25 million to bring Iheanacho to the
Out-of-favour Nigeria international, Iheanacho, made it two goals in as many games when he opened the scoring in the seventh minute against Burton Albion in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on October 29.
An excellent sweeping move from Leicester City culminated in Iheanacho finding the back of the net, assisted by Youri Tielemans.
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Eppiah netted the game’s winning goal with a long-range strike in the 90th minute to help …
Turkish giants Besiktas are seeking a January loan move for Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho who is yet to make a league appearance for Leicester City this season.
The Nigeria international has only played as a substitute in the Carabao Cup.
According to reports emanating from Turkey, he is now set for loan move to Besiktas when the transfer window opens in January.
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Iheanacho linked up Leicester City from Manchester City two years ago for around 25-million pounds but has struggled to make an impact while Jamie Vardy leads the line …
