Iheanacho was surprised to hear a female British presenter, Joelah Noble speak Igbo to him during a recent interview.
Intrigued by how correctly she pronounced the words, he asked her how she learned the language and she responded by saying she did her research about the language.
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Senior man, Kelechi Iheanacho, has influenced foreign soccer pundit to start conversing in Igbo Language. This is heartwarming. For those still making excuses for their inability to converse, Igbos are not recruiting. Igbotic is the new cool. 😋https://t.co/8k5nh2Z3Lw
— Aji Bussu Onye Mpiawa azụ 🏳️🌈 (@AfamDeluxo) May 19, 2021
Joelah Noble also spoke Yoruba to Odion Jude Ighalo while he was at Manchester United.
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https://twitter.com/ObamaNaija/status/1394952582213287936?s=19
Aside from the Quern of England, Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho is arguably the biggest name in the country given his recent records and achievements for Leicester City.
Iheanacho made history as he became the first player in the history of the Premier League to score on all days of the week after he scored against Chelsea on Tuesday in Leicester City’s 2-1 loss.
He is Leicester City’s highest goal scorer this season with 19 goals.