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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, has finally expressed his disappointment following his club\u2019s failure to qualify for next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n

Leicester\u2019s hope of playing in the Champions League faded into thin air on the last day of the 2020-21 Premier League season on Sunday as they lost 4-2 to Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Foxes will not be participating in the Europa League next season, but Iheanacho is satisfied with his side\u2019s performance this season.<\/p>\n

Reacting, the Super Eagles striker wrote on Twitter on Wednesday night, \u201cDisappointed to miss out on UCL qualification, we gave it all until the last moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of my team, winning the FA Cup was a dream for us. We\u2019ll use this as motivation to be back next season! Thanks to the fans for your support this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave a great Summer everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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