Kelechi Iheanacho has revealed why Celtic's Scottish Cup semi-final win over St Mirren means so much to him.
The Nigerian sprang from the bench to hit a brilliant brace and help his side knock the Buddies out of the competition and reach the Hampden showpiece next month.
It was a vital involvement from Iheanacho after St Mirren had roared back from 2-0 down to force the match to extra-time. And the ex-Leicester and Manchester City was beaming at full-time.
It has been a stop-start season for the striker so far with injury blighting his career in Glasgow.
But again his double showed how capable he can be if he can manage to stay fit for the title run-in.
"It feels amazing... we went to extra time and we blew them away" 🗣️
Kelechi Iheanacho and Daizen Maeda join @missconniemac after helping @CelticFC to a #ScottishCup Final place 🍀 pic.twitter.com/gC4uPc76pI— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) April 19, 2026
Iheanacho spoke to Premier Sports after the action and revealed why this victory in particular meant to much to him and his ambitions for the season.
And he explained it comes down to the fact that he has not lifted a trophy since 2024 when he won promotion to the Premier League with the Foxes as champions of the second tier.
"It feels amazing. I can’t even express how I feel now. Obviously, it was 2-2 at the end of the game and we went to extra time and we blew them away. So it feels really good to be in the final," he said.
“I’m really happy as well as the team.
"I don’t know how it feels for the fans, but for me, it would mean a whole lot for me because it’s been a while I haven’t won a silverware. So I’ll be so delighted to win a silverware this season. So hopefully, together as a team, we can achieve that.”
Iheanacho was asked to play through the middle after Martin O'Neill moved Daizen Maeda back to his more traditional left-hand side role.
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