AFCON 2023: I’m Fit And Ready For Action — Iheanacho

Kelechi Iheanacho says he is fully ready for action after his short injury layoff, reports Completesports.com.

Iheanacho is yet to make an appearance for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The 27-year-old arrived Abidjan on the eve of Nigeria’s opening fixture against the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea after recovering from a muscle injury.

The Leicester City star was named among the substitutes in the game.

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Iheanacho was also an unused substitute in Nigeria’s 1-0 victory against hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday.

Ahead of the Super Eagles next fixture against Guinea-Bissau, the forward insists he is hundred percent fit and ready to make his first appearance in the competition.

“I’m hundred percent fit at the moment. I’m good to go,” Iheanacho said at a media parley in Abidjan.

“I was lucky that it was just a Grade A muscle injury.”