Ever wondered why Super Eagles and Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has two dots under his name on the back of his jersey.

The 21-year-old requested for the new inscription feature on his jersey after his move to the King Power Stadium. But the big question is: why did he make such request? He decided to have the details of the two dots to enhance proper pronunciation of the vowels – the ‘Ị’ & ‘Ọ’ – in his name.

The dialect has vowels including underdots, which change the articulation and pronunciation of the letter, having a tonal language with two distinctive tones, high and low. In some cases, a third, down stepped high tone is recognized.

For Iheanacho's case, the 'I' and 'o' inside his surname include these. Thus, the right spelling of the striker's name is Ịheanachọ. examples are Ẹ, Ị, Ọ, Ụ, Ṅ, Ṣ, Ɓ, Ɗ, and Ƙ

Iheanacho is a member of the Igbo speaking tribe which makes up an extensive level of the populace in the West African country. The Foxes striker hometown is in the state of Imo, where the population is 98 percent Igbo.

Igbo is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnic group of Southeastern Nigeria. The language has approximately 24 million speakers, who live mostly in Nigeria and are primarily of Igbo descent.

The former Manchester City forward, whose name actually interprets as 'what we are looking for', has these 'Dots' on his Leicester City jersey. Curiously, before joining The Foxes, Iheanacho's Manchester City kits didn't include the 'Dots'.

Some eminent Igbo players have graced the Premier League which includes the like of Nwankwo Kanu, Nedum Onuoha, Angelo Ogbonna, Jay-Jay Okocha, John Obi Mikel, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and others.


Source: http://cheapgoals.com/reason-why-iheanacho-has-two-dots-under-his-name/

Let them win Shefield today Sha. That's my own

He should fight for a place in the starting eleven or leave the club...

Ok

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Igbo amaka

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Make sense

So his name is now Spanish

What am I even saying sef...

It's a nice gesture to showcase his name's actual intonation/pronunciation especially as the English pundits call it "Ian-Atcho" With that "Atcho" sounding like a sneeze sometimes... Those English pundits ehn... Especially those in the midlands... Lol

'Nacho is proudly Nigerian and Proudly Igbo. Really nice and it wasn't even on his jersey at Man City so it is cool.


Anyway....

Iheanacho scoring and drawing the wrath of opponent fans... See how they look like people wey wan chop off him head....

Proudly Igbo

Ok

Congrats! Mchew

is dis new? isn't this seen in Yoruba,Edo and other southern Nigerian alphabets?

Speechless

ok na

NWAFO IGBO. IGBO KWENU

Nwankwo Kanu, Nedum Onuoha, Angelo Ogbonna, Jay-Jay Okocha, John Obi Mikel, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi

What do all these names have in common? They are all Igbos

That's why the other tribe is so jealous.

Op una dey try o. the thing be like statistics

Stretch marks will avoid this thread same way they avoid clean environment.

Nice language nice Name

Fatty flaty

cheapgoal:
Ever wondered why Super Eagles and Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has two dots under his name on the back of his jersey.

The 21-year-old requested for the new inscription feature on his jersey after his move to the King Power Stadium. But the big question is: why did he make such request? He decided to have the details of the two dots to enhance proper pronunciation of the vowels – the ‘Ị’ & ‘Ọ’ – in his name.

The dialect has vowels including underdots, which change the articulation and pronunciation of the letter, having a tonal language with two distinctive tones, high and low. In some cases, a third, down stepped high tone is recognized.

For Iheanacho's case, the 'I' and 'o' inside his surname include these. Thus, the right spelling of the striker's name is Ịheanachọ. examples are Ẹ, Ị, Ọ, Ụ, Ṅ, Ṣ, Ɓ, Ɗ, and Ƙ

Iheanacho is a member of the Igbo speaking tribe which makes up an extensive level of the populace in the West African country. The Foxes striker hometown is in the state of Imo, where the population is 98 percent Igbo.

Igbo is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnic group of Southeastern Nigeria. The language has approximately 24 million speakers, who live mostly in Nigeria and are primarily of Igbo descent.

The former Manchester City forward, whose name actually interprets as 'what we are looking for', has these 'Dots' on his Leicester City jersey. Curiously, before joining The Foxes, Iheanacho's Manchester City kits didn't include the 'Dots'.

Some eminent Igbo players have graced the Premier League which includes the like of Nwankwo Kanu, Nedum Onuoha, Angelo Ogbonna, Jay-Jay Okocha, John Obi Mikel, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and others.


Source: http://cheapgoals.com/reason-why-iheanacho-has-two-dots-under-his-name/

[q]Actually, Imo is 100% Igbo




Proud igbo boy

Igbo kwenu

Ehh



Afonjas stay off dis thread


Dis is not skull mining

Afonjas
Go and settle ur case with ur alfa

Nigerians and Football hmmm.




@iam_b4queen

dots or no dots oho

Iheanacho did the right thing by writing his name in pure Igbo format, I wonder why our brothers and sisters who bear Oji keep puting R in it, As in Orji instead Oji

Iheanacho translates to "What we are looking for" .

Nigeria's Super Eagles top scorer for the past two calendar years in 2016 and 2017 (four international goals in each) and I have no doubt he will add to his tally in the GWG in upcoming friendlies before Russia 2018 kicks off....

Even Dybala is wary of Iheanacho's left foot as seen below after Nacho hit the stunning freekick that drew this look of envy and awe from Paulo Dybala.....

true identity...

Tjohnnay:
Igbo kwenu

Ehh



Afonjas stay off dis thread


Dis is not skull mining

Afonjas
Go and settle ur case with ur alfa

U dull gan sha