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Iheanacho closes in on Ighalo record as Africans dominate Wembley with goals

Kelechi Iheanacho scored his 15th goal of the season as Leicester City defeated Southampton 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday.

The 24-year-old forward separated both teams at the Wembley Stadium with his 55th-minute strike.

Since his FA Cup debut in January 2016, Iheanacho has scored 14 goals in 19 games - more than any other player in the competition.

His record of 15 goals so far this season puts him two goals behind former Watford star Odion Ighalo who scored 17 goals in all competitions in the 2015-16 campaign.

The second-half strike also made the Nigeria international the latest African star to score at Wembley in a FA Cup game after Morocco's Hakim Ziyech scored Chelsea's only goal against Manchester City on Saturday and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabbed a brace in last season's final against the Blues.