Turkey based Nigerian footballer, Emmanuel Emenike has welcomed his first child with his ex-beauty Queen girlfriend, Iheoma Nnadi.

The couple who got engaged last year welcomed their baby girl in a United Kingdom hospital on Wednesday, and the excited Dad took to Instagram to share the news.

He wrote: “Blessed and highly favored. Our princess is here. #daddyduties”

Iheoma Nnadi and Super Eagles, Fenerbache striker, Emmanuel Emenike got engaged in September, 2016 and were rumoured to be pregnant and expecting their first child together months following the engagement, a story Iheoma vehemently denied.

A post shared by Emmanuel Emenike (@emenike_9) on Aug 30, 2017 at 5:02pm PDT

Blessed and highly favored. Our princess is here. #daddyduties

A post shared by Emmanuel Emenike (@emenike_9) on Aug 30, 2017 at 4:58pm PDT