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Sports News of Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Alan Shearer includes Kelechi Iheanacho in Premier League Team of the Week

Kelechi Iheanacho's current form has attracted praises from football fans Kelechi Iheanacho's current form has attracted praises from football fans

Kelechi Iheanacho's current form has attracted praises from his coach, Brendan Rodgers, and a number of football pundits including legendary striker, Alan Shearer who included the Leicester striker in his Premier League Team of the Week.

Shearers Team of the Week was published on the Premier League’s official website.

Iheanacho scored his first hattrick for Leicester City as they ran riot over Sheffield United on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

It was his fifth goal in his last three games and has now scored six goals in 16 league appearances, Today.ng reports.

Among other players who made the list alongside Iheanacho are Chelsea goalkeeper Edourd Mendy, Arsenal youngster Emile Smith Rowe, Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw and Erik Lamela of Tottenham Hotspur.

And in Shearer’s Team of the Week, which is in a 3-4-3 formation, Iheanacho leads the three-man forward.

And commenting on the Nigerian, the Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers in the 1994/1995 season, wrote: ”A hat-trick and a superb performance. The Nigerian is really thriving alongside Vardy upfront.”

Iheanacho will hope to bring his impressive scoring form to the Super Eagles when they take on Benin Republic and Lesotho in this month’s AFCON qualifiers.