Kelechi Iheanacho confirms his teammates' readiness to face Liverpool in EPL tie
- Kelechi Iheanacho was impressive for Leicester City against Brighton in FA Cup
- The Nigerian stated that he is ready to help his team in next game against Liverpool
- Leicester City are currently occupying third position on the Premier League table
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Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has hilariously answered an English sports journalist in pidgin with the Nigerian confirming Leicester City readiness to face Liverpool in next game.
Kelechi Iheanacho was the man of the match for Leicester City in their FA Cup fifth round win over Brighton as he scored the winner for the Foxes at the death.
His goal sent Brendan Rodgers' men to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup championship where they will face Manchester United on March 20 in a game that is expected to be tough.
After the FA Cup match against Brighton, Kelechi Iheanacho was asked to talk on Leicester City's next game which is Liverpool before the Europa League.
''Yes, next game na Liverpool and we need to focus on that one and then go back to training and focus again on the next match.''
Meanwhile, Leicester City are currently occupying third position on the Premier League table with 43 points, while Liverpool occupy fourth on the standings.
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Nigeria international John Ogu stated clearly that Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho is the funniest player in the Super Eagles stressing that all players always want to be with him.
Ogu who is currently working on getting a new club made this known while speaking with Legit.ng in an exclusively video interview.
The 32-year-old explained that he is an hungry player who is always fighting for success as he also stated that the mood in the Super Eagles camp was bad after losing against Argentina at the 2018 World Cup and also against Algeria at the 2019 Nations Cup in Egypt.
He explained that the friendly game against Argentina in which the Super Eagles won 4-2 was his toughest game in the national team.
John Ogu started his football career at the youth team of Akwa Starlets before he moved to Akwa United in 2004 and played only one season before joining Flying Sports Academy.
From there, John Ogu moved abroad where he played for the likes of Drava Ptuj, Atletico CP, Almeria B and Hapoel Be'er Sheva getting 151 games scoring 13 goals.
Ibitoye Shittu is an award winning Sports Journalist with more than 10 years experience in News-writing, reporting and Public Relation. He is an HND and B.SC holder of Mass Communication and can be reached on Twitter @Ibishittu
Source: Legit.ng
