Scottish Premiership Football, Kilmarnock versus Celtic Kelechi Iheanacho of Celtic celebrates to the fans after the match. Photo by ImagoxVagelisxGeorgariou
Kelechi Iheanacho has been sidelined for the last four weeks…
Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has returned to training at Celtic after missing the last four weeks due due to a muscle injury, Soccernet.ng reports.
Iheanacho walked off the pitch just four minutes into Celtic’s Europa League game against Sturm Graz in late October. It was later confirmed to be a muscle injury.
The injury forced him to miss Celtic’s last six games against Hearts, Falkirk, Rangers, Midtjylland, Kilmarnock, and St. Mirren.
The injury also ruled him out of contention for a spot on the Super Eagles squad for their last two games against Gabon and DR Congo.
However, the Super Eagles star has now been passed fit and ready to go. Sky Sports shared a video of the 29-year-old striker in training with his Celtic teammates ahead of their Europa League fixture against Feyenoord at the De Kuip Stadium.
Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi are back training with Celtic ahead of Thursday night’s #UEL game away to Feyenoord ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/6myeauiC82
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) November 26, 2025
Kelechi Iheanacho Set For Debut Under Martin O’Neill
The last time Kelechi Iheanacho played for Celtic, Brendan Rodgers was still the coach at the club. However, the Northern Irish manager has since left the position, with Martin O’Neill replacing him.
Although it is highly unlikely that Iheanacho will start for the Hoops, he will likely get minutes off the bench on Thursday. This is typical when players are coming off an injury layoff, to prevent an overload.
In the meantime, Iheanacho will be looking to make a big impression on his new coach so he can earn a spot as a regular on the team.
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is barely four weeks away, and Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle will definitely have his eyes on him.
If he impresses at Celtic and puts together a run of goal involvements, he could secure a place in the Super Eagles squad heading to Morocco.