Nigeria's World Cup Rivals Iceland Send Message Of Support To GK Carl Ikeme
Published: June 17, 2018Nigeria's next opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Iceland, have sent a message of support to Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme ahead of their meeting with the three-time African champions on Friday.
Ikeme would have been one of the first names on Rohr's 23-man roster for the tournament in Russia, but was left out of the squad as he is still recovering from leukaemia.
The Super Eagles goalkeeper has a cordial relationship with Iceland number 22 at the World Cup, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, who played on the same team with him during the 2016-2017 season.
The 26-year-old Böðvarsson recorded 48 appearances for Wolves two seasons ago, scoring three goals, while Ikeme was in between the pipes in 33 games in all competitions.
Writing on Twitter, Böðvarsson stated, with an accompanying photo of an Iceland national team shirt with Ikeme's name printed on the back : ''All of us in @footballiceland are with you @Carl_Ikeme 👊🏻❤️''.
Jón Daði Böðvarsson was not utilized off the bench in Iceland's impressive 1-1 draw with Argentina on Saturday afternoon.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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