Kelechi Iheanacho Quotes

Nigeria, Football Player
October 3, 1996

Kelechi Promise Iheanacho is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. He has made appearances for Manchester City, as well as the Nigeria squad that won the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Nigeria U-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Iheanacho was called up to the Manchester City senior squad for the 2015–16 season.

I was happy to hear the manager say that and for him to introduce me to the team. It means he has confidence in me. He’s given me the chance to prove myself, but I wasn’t expecting it to happen so quickly because I was working with the youth team.

Kelechi Iheanacho
- Team
- Chance
- Prove
I don’t know why, but football is my passion.

Kelechi Iheanacho
- Passion
- Football

It’s different from the place where I grew up, but I really wanted to play football. I would have gone anywhere for football. It’s a bit cold here, but I would have done anything to have a chance.

Kelechi Iheanacho
- Football
- Chance
- Grew Up
It took me some time to prove myself to get into the first-team squad, but everything I have been through, all the difficult times, have been worth it.

Kelechi Iheanacho
- Team
- Prove
- Worth