Bursaspor coach hails Iheanacho

Bursaspor coach, Mustafa Er, has congratulated Kelechi Iheanacho on breaking the Turkish football record for scoring in consecutive league matches.

Iheanacho opened the scoring in Bursaspor’s 3-0 victory over Muglaspor on October 15, becoming the first player in Turkish football history to score in 10 consecutive games.

The 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup Golden Ball winner surpassed the scoring streaks of two legendary players: Galatasaray icon Metin Oktay and former Turkey international Saffet Sancakli.

Oktay scored in nine consecutive Süper Lig matches for Galatasaray during the 1962–63 season, before Sancakli matched the feat with Kocaelispor in 1995–96.

Reacting to Iheaancho’s achievement, Er acknowledged the difficulty of setting such a record and expressed confidence that the former Manchester City forward would extend his scoring streak.

“It’s a very difficult record to break. Our wish is for him to extend this streak even further.

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“He is extremely happy, has great friendships, and is working incredibly hard.”

Er highlighted that attributing Iheanacho’s achievement solely to one player would be unfair to the club.

“To judge it solely through Iheanacho would be unfair to both the team and the club. The contributions of his teammates cannot be ignored.

“I also congratulate our management on bringing a Premier League-quality player to the team and managing his psychology correctly,” Er was quoted as saying by Bursasporx.