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Iheanacho wins Premier League Player of the Month award

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has been named the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for March 2021 otherwise known as Premier League Payer of the Month award.

The Leicester forward becomes fourth Nigerian to win the monthly prize after scoring five times in March after Jay Jay Okocha, Peter Odemwingie and Odion Ighalo.

Iheanacho is also the first Leicester City player to claim the prize since Jamie Vardy in October 2019.

I’m so pleased and honoured to win this award,” he told Leicester’s official website.

“I’m really enjoying playing at the minute and hopefully I can push on and help the team to finish as high as possible this season.”

Iheanacho began March by scoring only his second goal of the PL season with a volley in a 1-1 draw at Burnley that was nominated for the Budweiser Goal of the Month award.

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Three days later he struck the equaliser as Leicester came from behind to win 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion, and he then scored his first PL hat-trick in the 5-0 victory over Sheffield United.

Iheanacho topped an eight-man shortlist that also included Andreas Christensen, Harry Kane, Jesse Lingard, Riyad Mahrez, Illan Meslier, Luke Shaw and Leandro Trossard.

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