Mon. May 18th, 2026
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‎Super Eagles Striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has won the Scottish League with Celtic after his side defeated Hearts FC 3-1 to emerge Champions of Scotland for the 56th time.
‎With 79 points before the game final-day game against table topers Hearts FC, Celtic needed to take all three points to win the league and they did that with a dramatic comeback win.
‎Hearts FC scored in the 42nd minute when Shankland’s strike went beyond the Celtic goalkeeper to send the home fans into frenzy.
‎But Celtic levelled just before haft time through Engels’ well taken penalty.
‎Martin O’Neill’s men wrapped up the win with late goals from Meada and Osmand in the 86 and 97 minutes.
‎Former Leicester City Striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, came off the bench in the title-deciding game and almost found the back of the net but his effort hit the woodwork.
‎Iheanacho had brought Celtic’s title hope alive in the previous game against Motherwell where he scored a 97-minute penalty to give his side a 3-2 win, putting them just 1 point behind Hearts FC.
‎It is a first league title for Iheanacho after spells with Manchester City and Leicester City where he won the FA Cup and the EFL Championship titles.

By omokaro