Leicester City prays for Iheanacho as club battles for survival

LEEDS, ENGLAND – APRIL 25: Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City shakes hands with Dean Smith, Manager of Leicester City after being substituted off after receiving medical treatment during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Leicester City at Elland Road on April 25, 2023 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Super Eagles’ striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has suddenly become one of the most important players in Leicester City’s history. The club is currently battling to remain in the English Premier League, and according to their supporters; they need all the help they can get.

But in Iheanacho, they have a willing warrior, who is ready to sacrifice all to save his club. In an editorial on the club’s fight for survival, leicestermercury.co.uk, in its editorial yesterday, highlighted Iheanacho’s importance to the club and prayed that he recovers quickly from the injury that forced him off the game against Leeds.

It said: “Putting bodies on the line is a saying that’s heard a lot in football, especially when a team is fighting against relegation. It’s usually used in a defensive term, for example throwing your body in front of a shot. But Kelechi Iheanacho proved that it could happen in other areas of the pitch too.

“With Leicester City losing a crucial relegation clash versus Leeds United 1-0 heading into the last 10 minutes, Dean Smith’s men were in desperate search for an equalising goal.

James Maddison and Iheanacho had seen efforts saved by goalkeeper Illan Meslier, both Patson Daka and Jamie Vardy entered the pitch in the second half to help City find that goal.

“It is one that eventually came via Vardy, supplied by Maddison – who else? But it was the role of Iheanacho that cannot be