O’Neill reveals Iheanacho could make return against Rangers | OneFootball

Celtic have been handed a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup Semi Final against Rangers with the news that Kelechi Iheanacho could be involved. The former Man City and Leicester hitman was forced from the pitch in the early stages against Strum Graz but it is was subsequently confirmed that the injury wasn’t as bad as first feared.

Speaking ahead of the game to the media conference, Martin confirmed that the Nigerian attacker was in contention for Sunday’s game.

“Yeah, doing fine at this minute. We’ll have a little look tomorrow, see how things are. The same with Kieran. I think he finished the game, didn’t he, against Hearts, but then felt it in training, a bit of a groin strain.

“But I think he’s going to be training tomorrow, he will hopefully be fit for selection for Sunday.”

Iheanacho was signed by Brendan Rodgers, which will likely leave the striker somewhat bemused given that he’s now departed. However, with ambitions for the AFCON, Iheanacho will want to get himself fit and firing.

The interim manager will be eager to get him involved but also has Johnny Kenny brimming with confidence after his brace against Falkirk.

MON was then asked to provide an update on Johnston, who suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury. The interim boss was very complimentary about AJ and confirmed he wasn’t far away.

“I’ve met him a couple of times. He’s a lively lad, isn’t he? Really lively. Nice, really nice fellow. Genuinely nice fellow. And I kind of got to know him before, because when he was at Nashville, he was being coached by Stevie Guppy at the time.

“So, we’ve had a little chat about Stevie, and that was nice. I don’t think he’s a million miles away, but obviously, he wouldn’t be available for any of these games in close proximity.”