Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme returns five years after cancer battle

Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme trained with Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The club made this known via a series of tweets on its Twitter handle on Sunday.

This is coming nearly five years after Ikeme suffered cancer.

The club posted, “Great to see @Carl_Ikeme back doing what he does best. We invited @Carl_Ikeme back to Compton to train with our first-team. It’s like you’ve never been away.”

Really good to see that Carl Ikeme was invited today to train with the Wolves first-team again 💛

Had an 18 year career with the club. Back in those gloves again🧤 after having to retire from professional football in July 2018.

📸 @Wolves pic.twitter.com/ObBjCVGIK5

— Mimi Fawaz (@MimosaFawaz) April 15, 2022

In July 2017, Ikeme was diagnosed with the disease after returning for Wolverhampton Wanderers pre-season ahead of their 2017-18 season.

However, after undergoing a rigorous 12-month treatment, he was in complete remission but the disease ended his football career and denied him a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Ikeme made his debut for the Super Eagles in 2015 and soon became the first-choice goalkeeper following the retirement of Vincent Enyeama.

But his condition denied a chance of participating at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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