Kelechi Iheanacho Scores As Leicester City Record Win Over Wolves

Kelechi Iheanacho Scores As Leicester City Record Win Over Wolves

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 23, 2023 at 9:51 AM
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  • Leicester City on Saturday, 22 April, came back from a goal down to beat visiting Wolves 2-1 in Premier League tie
  • Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho netted the first goal for the Foxes via a penalty in the tough EPL encounter
  • The former Man City star expressed happiness after the game saying that the win was a massive one for them

Nigerian star Kelechi Iheanacho was on Saturday, 22 April, in action for Leicester City as they recorded their first win in 10 games beating Wolves 2-1 in what was a challenging Premier League battle.

The Foxes have not been doing well this season in all competition and that forced the club's chiefs to sack Brendan Rodgers with the hope that Dean Smith would be able to change the situation.

Against Wolves and playing at home, Leicester players knew that getting a win would be of great importance to them and they did themselves lots of good even though the victory did not come easy.

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kelechi Iheanacho in joyous mood after netting for Leicester City
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Wolves net the first goal

Portugal winger, Matheus Cunha gave Wolves the lead in the 13 minute sending the home fans into total silence.

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Iheanacho equalised from the spot in the 37th minute.

Timothy Castagne then scored the winning goal for Dean Smith’s side in the second half.

After the encounter, Iheanacho took to his official Twitter page to express happiness over the win against Wolves.

Meanwhile, Iheanacho and his teammates at Leicester are still in the relegation zone and they will have to raise their games so as for them to escape.

Cubana Chief Priest Hails Iheanacho

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Nigerian businessman Chief Priest hailed Kelechi Iheanacho for his incredible performance for Leicester City in their win over Tottenham Hotspur.

The Nigerian star was superb as he led the Foxes to comeback 4-1 win over Spurs in what was a challenging Premier League battle on Saturday, 11 February.

Spurs went into this game determined to record a win, but Iheanacho and his teammates were more determined not to disappoint their home fans.

After the battle on the pitch, Iheanacho was happy that his team recorded a win and took to Instagram to celebrate by posting his action photos.

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