By Daily Sports on June 8, 2019
Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is lacking confidence ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.
The 22-year-old forward scored only two goals from 35 games in all competitions for the English Premier League (EPL) side this past season.
Iheanacho has also failed to score in his last 10 matches for Nigeria's Super Eagles, but he has been included in the country's provisional squad for the 2019 AFCON finals.
''Kelechi Iheanacho changed, he's now much more quiet. He's working seriously but he's lacking confidence because he didn't play so much,'' Rohr told the media.
''I went with my assistance Tunde to a game Leicester against Chelsea, I wanted to see him, he didn't even come in.
''I see that he's not happy but we want to make him happy, but we cannot give the players gifts, there's competition," he continued.
''We have a lot of wingers, we also have good center forwards now, we have three, so really we are lucky to have all these good players because the other countries are searching for strikers.''
The last time Iheanacho scored for the Super Eagles was in November 2017 as they secured a 4-2 win over Argentina in a friendly match. (African Football)
•Photo shows Kelechi Iheanacho
Source Daily Sports
Posted June 8, 2019
You may also like...
Victor Moses expected back in action next week...
Anambra school sports gets date, N15m prize award...
Liverpool’s Clyne Set to Miss Rest of 2019...
Klopp taking nothing for granted despite Liverpool lead...
Klopp Reveals Guardiola Call after Liverpool’s Champions League...
Dortmund Drop Sancho Price As They Wait For...

AFN VP pledges N1.6m reward for C’wealth Games trials
Joshua warns Prenga ahead July 25 bout
Nigeria’s World Cup absence a big miss – Terry
NOC To Formally Launch Safeguarding Policy On June 16
Messi scores on injury return as Argentina beat Iceland in World Cup warm-up
Iwobi to join Yobo, Enyeama, Musa on 100 Nigeria caps
Omewa happy to open Falcons goal account
World Cup: Enyimba, Remo to benefit from FIFA’s $355m windfall
Nigerian-Born Stars Set to Shine in the US, Canada and Mexico
Omewa brace powers Falcons past Senegal
Joshua open to Itauma fight
NWFL Super Six: Edo Queens’ beat FC Robo 4-1
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,844 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,177 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (53,125 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,693 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,596 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,494 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,329 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,895 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (51,076 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,575 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (48,012 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,454 views)