{"id":4483,"date":"2026-10-30T19:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/iheanacho-determined-to-lead-bursaspor-back-to-super-lig\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T19:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:15:52","slug":"iheanacho-determined-to-lead-bursaspor-back-to-super-lig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/iheanacho-determined-to-lead-bursaspor-back-to-super-lig\/","title":{"rendered":"Iheanacho Determined To Lead Bursaspor Back To S\u00fcper Lig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kelechi Iheanacho is determined to help Bursaspor secure promotion to the Turkish S\u00fcper Lig, with the Nigerian striker enjoying an impressive start to life at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Bursaspor currently sit top of the TFF First League standings with 28 points from 12 matches, having emerged as strong contenders for promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Iheanacho has been instrumental in the Green Crocodiles\u2019 impressive campaign, delivering consistent performances in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has recorded an outstanding 16 goals and three assists in 12 league appearances under manager Mustafa Er.<\/p>\n<h3>Iheanacho Sets Sights On Championship<\/h3>\n<p>The Nigeria international made it clear that his primary objective is to help Bursaspor win the league title and secure a return to the Turkish top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Iheanacho also admitted he had not anticipated such a strong start to his campaign but expressed his determination to maintain his impressive form.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/iheanacho-explains-decision-to-join-bursaspor-ahead-of-celtic\/\">Iheanacho Explains Decision To Join Bursaspor Ahead Of Celtic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe First League is a really good and tough league. Incredible players are playing there. I didn\u2019t expect to start this well. I want to show more of these performances as the season progresses,\u201d the striker told <a href=\"http:\/\/fantatik.tr\">Fanatik<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, we aim to become champions and get promoted to the S\u00fcper Lig. We want to do this and we are playing for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Nigerian Striker Eyes Bursaspor Legendary Status<\/h3>\n<p>Beyond achieving promotion, Iheanacho also hopes to leave a lasting legacy at the Turkish club.<\/p>\n<p>The striker described becoming a legend at Bursaspor as a tremendous honour for both himself and his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecoming a legend of a great club like Bursaspor would be a great honour for me and my family. I hope something like that happens,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h3>Bursaspor Prepare For Band\u0131rmaspor Clash<\/h3>\n<p>Bursaspor will look to continue their impressive run when they welcome Band\u0131rmaspor to the Centennial Atat\u00fcrk Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Iheanacho will be hoping to maintain his remarkable scoring form and help the Green Crocodiles take another step towards their promotion ambitions.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Adeboye Amosu <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelechi Iheanacho is determined to help Bursaspor secure promotion to the Turkish S\u00fcper Lig, with the Nigerian striker enjoying an impressive start to life at the club. Bursaspor currently sit&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}