- Out-of-favour Super Eagles subordinate Kelechi Iheanacho has scored his archetypal extremity successful 3 months aft joining Middlesbrough connected indebtedness from Sevilla successful February
- The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup victor was excluded from manager Eric Chelle’s 23-man squad for the important World Cup qualifiers this period
- Iheanacho’s past extremity came successful December 2024 portion playing for Sevilla against UE Olot successful the 2nd circular of the Copa del Rey
Kelechi Iheanacho is backmost with a bang pursuing his important extremity against Oxford United successful the EFL Championship.
The AFCON metallic medallist scored his archetypal extremity for “The Boro” successful 8 matches nether manager Michael Carrick.
The 28-year-old moved to Middlesbrough connected indebtedness aft struggling to marque an interaction successful Sevilla pursuing the expiration of his declaration astatine Leicester City.

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Iheanacho justifies Carrick’s faith
Super Eagles prima Kelechi Iheanacho has ended his implicit three-month extremity drought, scoring his archetypal extremity for Middlesbrough successful their Sky Bet Championship lucifer against Oxford United.
According to Soocernet, Oxford United took the pb successful the 38th infinitesimal done Michal Helik, holding onto their vantage until the break.
Iheanacho returned for the 2nd fractional afloat of energy, uncovering the backmost of the nett successful the 48th infinitesimal aft bypassing Mark Travers, pursuing a adjacent miss successful the 42nd infinitesimal per Gazettelive.
Middlesbrough sealed the triumph with a extremity from Brazilian planetary Neto Borges successful the 80th minute, assisted by a superb transverse from Samuel Iling-Junior.
The erstwhile Nigeria U23 subordinate has present accrued his vocation extremity tally to 86, having scored conscionable 3 goals successful 11 appearances for Sevilla, each of which came successful the Copa del Rey per BBC.

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Carrick hails Iheanacho for putting other effort
Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick showed encomium connected Super Eagles prima Kelechi Iheanacho for his other efforts aft being near retired of manager Eric Chelle’s 23-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers.
According to Soocernet, the erstwhile Manchester United subordinate remains assured that Iheanacho volition regain his signifier with the club.
The 28-year-old was precocious seen successful a viral post, engaging successful idiosyncratic grooming up of their upcoming Championship match. Carrick said TeessideLive:
"That’s what it takes now. Kel’s decidedly a large portion of the group, and important due to the fact that of his acquisition and his character. "The mode helium trains and goes astir his business, he’s a bully illustration to the younger lads."In presumption of the other grooming and looking aft himself, that shows the cognition and his mentality really.Eguavoen backs Chelle to see Iheanacho
Legit.ng earlier reported that Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation Austin Eguavoen has praised Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle for his decision to see Kelechi Iheanacho of Middlesbrough successful the 39-man provisional list.
Despite Iheanacho’s existent form, the erstwhile defender believes the subordinate inactive tin crook large games around.
The 59-year-old stated that the erstwhile FIFA U17 Golden Ball victor possesses the prime to beryllium considered for specified an extended selection.
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