Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has been given a new jersey number at Leicester City, ahead of the commencement of the 2019/2020 season.
Iheanacho will now wear the No.14 shirt for Brendan Rodgers’s side for the new season. He switched from his previous number 8, which he had worn since joining the club from Manchester City.
Following the latest development, Leicester City’s new signing, Youri Tielemans will now wear the No.8 shirt for the Foxes.
The club disclosed this in a statement through the club’s official website on Thursday:
”Kelechi Iheanacho takes the No.14 shirt he has worn regularly for Nigeria, allowing summer signing Youri Tielemans to take No.8, a number he has worn regularly for Belgium.”
Iheanacho was omitted from Nigeria’s 2019 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, squad to Egypt. He scored a brace in City’s friendly 2-2 draw against Rotherham United last week and has sustained his scoring form.
