Abuja: Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has etched his name into Celtic’s history books, helping the club clinch the Scottish League title with a 3‑1 victory over Hearts FC — their record‑extending 56th championship triumph.
With 79 points before the final-day game against table-toppers Hearts FC, Celtic needed to take all three points to win the league, and they did that with a dramatic comeback win.
Hearts FC scored in the 42nd minute when Shankland’s strike went beyond the Celtic goalkeeper to send the home fans into frenzy.
But Celtic levelled just before half-time through Engels’ well-taken penalty.
Martin O’Neill’s men wrapped up the win with late goals from Meada and Osmand in the 86th and 97th minutes.
Former Leicester City Striker Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench in the title-deciding game and almost found the back of the net, but his effort hit the woodwork.
Iheanacho had brought Celtic’s title hope alive in the previous game against Motherwell, where he scored a 97-minute penalty to give his side a 3-2 win, putting them just 1 point behind Hearts FC.
It is a first league title for Iheanacho after spells with Manchester City and Leicester City, where he won the FA Cup and the EFL Championship titles.
