Carl Ikeme: The wolf who became an Eagle

Wolves' official announcement has called time on a short but sweet international career for the 32-year-old

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Carl Ikeme's association with football has officially come to an end. While it was always going to be hard to rebound from the leukaemia diagnosis which turned his world upside down in 2016, it was impossible to prepare for the finality of Wolves' official statement.

Now 32, Ikeme was raised a wolf, then became an eagle.

In a tenure that was riddled with acrimony, accusation and attrition, he proved one of the few positives of Sunday Oliseh's shortlived time at the helm. It was the former Super Eagles captain who gave him his international debut…