My mother loved her children, and she had always pushed me to keep working hard, even when it was football and not… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
They give us courage, but you can't play for the gallery, you have to play for your team-mates. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
Football is a team sport and I'd rather place the team above my personal desires. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
When you play football in the Premier League, everybody is watching. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
Wilf is a great passer of the ball. I know him and I played with him from the Under-17s team with Nigeria,… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
I loved playing football with my brothers. I would go to school as well, but I loved football, so I played it… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
It happens in football, sometimes you can face trying times or sometimes you can play. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
Pep is a great manager who has coached some big teams in Europe and won a lot of trophies. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
You see, when I was young, I loved playing football. But where I grew up in southern Nigeria, it was kind of… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
When you are not playing, you need to train harder. You need to keep faith. And when you come into the team,… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
I'd played a few games at the Under-17 World Cup finals, and that's when I agreed a deal with City. In all… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
I don't know if I'll end up being a top player or not. But I'll be working hard to achieve that and… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
There is always a lot of competition at a big club like Manchester City, so I need to keep working hard, having… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
I'm happy being at City. I wanted to go to Porto before but my father said that coming here we would have… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
My Premier League debut was against Watford in 2015. I got a few minutes or so. It was truly heart-warming. So nice,… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
The viewing centre was a place you go to watch football in Nigeria but you have to pay to watch football at… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
It is ironic my father is now my biggest fan. I got beat up by him whenever I stepped out to play… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
When I was growing up they didn't want me to do it because my mother was a teacher - they wanted me… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
We didn't have a television at home. Even the people who did have televisions wouldn't have the right channels to show the… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
When I was 14, I started playing for Taye Academy in the city of Owerri, and then my whole life became football.… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
I was close to signing for FC Porto where I really wanted to go. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
That is a football game, you don't know what is going to happen when you play. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share Image
There's nothing to enjoy about pre-season, you just have to work hard. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
It's good when as a young player you're introduced to a top team like Manchester City and you need to do well. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
You need to press high, help your teammates by getting back - and, of course, score goals. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
I know I have the quality to prove myself any time I am given the chance. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
When I played for the Under-13s, then Nigerian Football Federation president Sani Lulu said we would be playing at the 2018 World Cup. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
I think I'm improving a lot but I really need to work harder in training and in games to show my qualities. — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
I loved playing football with my brothers. I would go to school as well, but I loved football, so I played it a lot… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
Wilfried is a very good striker who is strong and intelligent - he talks to me all the time and advises me. We sit… — Kelechi Iheanacho Copy Share
