Former Super Eagles defence ace, Taribo West, seems to have gone into his crystal ball as he revealed that Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, would pose a great problem for the Squirrels of Benin Republic as they take on Nigeria on March 27 in Porto Novo in the last phase of the African Nations Cup qualifiers.
Taribo opined that Iheanacho would be coming to the Eagles camp in his right elements because he has been on fire in the recent time, saying such a player will pose a great problem to the opponents. “The Benin Republic defence may not be able to curtail him because he will be on rampage throughout the encounter.
He is having the best of his moment in the recent time. It is good for players to pick whenever they are preparing for an international engagement. “I am seeing the perfect understanding between him and Wilfred Ndidi in Leicester being replicated on the field of play in the two matches for the African Nations Cup qualifiers. More so, Ndidi too has been on fire since he returned from injury.
I am seeing these two players as a thorn in the flesh of the Lesotho in the second game in Lagos. In the recent round of matches in the Premier League, Iheanacho’s brilliant goal recused a point for the Foxes as the number 14 sent a superb first-time volley into the net after Ndidi lofted a ball over the Burnley defence.
The elated striker has explained why he has a good understanding with Wilfred Ndidi. The two footballers played together in the Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles class of 2013 and 2015 respectively before they were promoted to the Super Eagles six years ago under manager Sunday Oliseh. “
Both passes were great. Wilf is a great passer of the ball. I know him and I played with him from the Under-17s team with Nigeria, so he’s a very good passer. That pass from Youri is something else!” Iheanacho said to LCFC TV.
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“If you watch the replay and how the ball is rolling on the floor, the pass is a world-class pass.” Iheanacho is enjoying a rich vein of form at the moment, scoring four goals in six domestic matches since the start of February. On his brilliant form, the Super Eagle said : “I’m happy and I’m confident, even if I don’t score. I’m really happy with the goals and hopefully they will keep coming.”
