Iheanacho receives encomium from 2 Premier League stars after his stunning header against West Brom

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- Kelechi Iheanacho has been applauded by two of his teammates at Leicester City

- Christian Fuchs and Wilfred Ndidi were impressed with his goal against West Brom

- Iheanacho scored a superb header against West Brom on Saturday, March 10

Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho has been applauded by Christian Fuchs and Wilfred Ndidi for scoring a superb header on Saturday, March 10, against West Brom.

Kelechi Iheanacho came on in the second half and scored in the 76th minute as Leicester City defeated hosts West Brom 4-1 in a Premier League match.

The former Manchester City star was assisted by Ben Chilwell who delivered a powerful cross before the Nigerian netted with his head.

Iheanacho was therefore appreciated by Christian Fuchs and Wilfred Ndidi who are also his teammates at Leicester City as they expressed their feelings on social media.

Also, Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi also took to his official twitter page to celebrate the goals scored by his fellow countryman Kelechi Iheanacho.

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Leicester City's win at West Brom has now lifted the the club to 8th position on the Premier League standings with 40 points from 30 games played this term.

Kelechi Iheanacho joined Leicester City last year from current Premier League leaders Manchester City who failed to give him enough playing time.

But there were also some reports during the January 2018 transfer that Leicester City wanted to sell the Nigerian forward.

Iheanacho however stepped up his games, and he is now an important player for Leicester City this season under manager Claude Puel.

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