Endless Celebration as Super Eagles’ Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme Finally Beats Blood Cancer
There’s a yet another good news for Super Eagles and Nigerians in general, as the team’s first choice goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme on Saturday announced that his cancer is in “complete remission.”
The 32-year-old Wolverhampton Wanderers goal keeper, shared the news on his Twitter handle, writing; “After a year of intense chemotherapy I would like to share that I am in complete REMISSION.”
He added, “I still have hurdles to pass to be cured, but hopefully I can move on with some normality! I would like to thank everyone for there support over the past year. Thank you #Grateful”
He also wrote on Instagram;
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 ❤ The support I have received from Wolves/Nigeria, the football world and from people from all over the world has been hard to put into words. I can’t thank everyone at the Christie and heartlands hospital enough for there care!!!What next who knows… I’m just taking it a day at a time #Grateful 🙏🏽 #Remission
Carl Ikeme was the national team’s first-choice, and has been named as an unregistered ’24th member’ of the Nigeria World Cup squad after he was unable to be chosen because of his cancer treatment.
