Super Eagles stars hail Carl Ikeme on retirement

Super Eagles stars were all over social media to celebrate the career of former teammate, Carl Ikeme.

Ikeme, 32, quit the game on Friday due to acute leukaemia.

The Wolverhampton Wanderers hero racked up just 10 appearances for Nigeria yet it was apparently enough to win the current Eagles over.

Here’s how some of his former international teammates reacted to his retirement.

Carl, you have been a great brother and teammate. I want to wish you well in the next chapter of your life. You have been fighting your battle for a long time and you are in my prayers. May you be blessed with great new beginnings and good health #Soldier @carlikeme

A post shared by Ahmed Musa MON (@ahmedmusa718) on Jul 27, 2018 at 5:56am PDT

Carl, you have been a great brother and teammate. I want to wish you well in the next chapter of your life. You have been fighting your battle for a long time and you are in my prayers. May you be blessed with great new beginnings and good health #Soldier @carlikeme

A post shared by Ahmed Musa MON (@ahmedmusa718) on Jul 27, 2018 at 5:56am PDT

It was an honour to have shared the dressing room with you Carl, You’re such a wonderful guy and a fighter. I’m wishing you all the best in retirement bro. Enjoy every minute of it. 👏🏾 @Carl_Ikeme pic.twitter.com/otKPlvWVSO

— Elderson Echiejile (@EldersonEch) July 27, 2018

God be with you ⁦@Carl_Ikeme⁩ I will forever cherish this day that we shared the same bus and field as teammates.i pray that God heal,restore and lead you in the right direction.keep winning champion💪💪💪you are a good man. pic.twitter.com/2mmvty7g5J

— vinny (@vinpee) July 27, 2018

Ikeme made 274 domestic career appearances in all competitions, with over 200 of them coming for Wolves, the club he joined in 2000 as a 14-year-old.

The stopper went on to win two promotions, and 10 international caps for Nigeria.

Ikeme said: “Speaking to the doctor, he said I should retire, just because the treatment and the toll it’s taken on my body.

“I can’t really risk trying to come back, I just want to be here for my children and family and friends.

“It’s difficult when you look back at the things you’ve gone through in your football career but in the grand scheme of things with your life in danger, it’s the minimum price to pay to have a life with my family.”