Super Eagles goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, announces complete remission after leukaemia fight

Carl Ikeme has given the football world a fantastic lift with the news that he is in remission after a gruelling twelve months of chemotherapy in his treatment for acute leukaemia.

The Nigerian international took to Instagram to post the news that will bring a smile to the face of Wolves fans and the wider footballing world.

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

A post shared by Carl Ikeme (@carlikeme) on Jun 23, 2018 at 4:41am PDT

Ikeme’s announcement comes barely 24 hours after Nigeria’s 2-0 victory over Iceland at the World Cup.

The experienced shot-stopper was selected as the 24th player for his country in Russia.

He has not played a game this campaign due to his ongoing treatment.

Still, Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, named ted him as an extra player – in keeping with a long-standing tradition.