Kelechi Iheanacho: I'm always happy to help the team win

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·3 May 2026

Kelechi Iheanacho: I'm always happy to help the team win

Kelechi Iheanacho once again made a decisive impact to help Celtic win a game, scoring late on to give the Hoops a 2-1 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.

The Nigerian striker did the same thing at Dens Park last month, while he scored two extra-time goals at Hampden against St Mirren to help the Hoops progress to the Scottish Cup final.

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And his goal at Easter Road, a coolly-taken finish from eight yards out, takes his tally to seven for the season.

Speaking to Celtic TV after the game, Kelechi Iheanacho said: “I always feel great to come in and help the team to get the win, so I’m happy today. The whole team is happy, and especially the fans.

'It’s really important to stay patient, especially when you’re playing against 10 men.'

"It’s really difficult because they sit back and wait for you to come, so you need patience to move them from side to side to create spaces, and, at the end, we got our reward.

“In the box you need to be composed but it was a difficult finish, to be fair. I wanted to head it at first but I had a second touch to chest it and then the guys started rushing out and I just had to get it on target and see what happened.

“I’m happy that the fans are loving every moment of it, and I’m enjoying it.

"We just need to focus on the rest of the games and do the job we need to do and at the end, we’ll get the trophy hopefully.”