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Leicester City have hailed Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho for sending Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles to the final of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Recall that Nigeria defeated South Africa in the semi-final encounter on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The match ended in a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.<\/p>\n

Jose Peseiro\u2019s side win 4-2 via penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

However, Iheanacho, who currently plays his club football at Leicester, scored the decisive penalty to send Nigeria to the AFCON final.<\/p>\n

Reacting, Leicester City, in a post via their X account after the game wrote: \u201cSeniorman sends Nigeria through!\u201d<\/p>\n

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