Super Eagles goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme has announced he is in remission from leukaemia, having battled with the condition for the past year. The 32-year-old was diagnosed last July and saw him miss the whole of last season and the World Cup, but he has taken to Instagram to announce his recovery is well underway.
“After a tough year and intense chemotherapy throughout I would like to let everyone know I am in complete REMISSION. I still have hurdles to get over to be cured but I can hopefully now move forward with some normality. I would like to thank my family/friends to start with who have gone above and beyond for me,” he posted on Instagram, alongside a photographs of him with his children.