It is a remarkable recovery for the goalkeeper, who was named as the 24th man in Nigeria’s World Cup squad, as a sign of honour for their ill shot-stopper.
Prior to their game against the Super Eagles, Iceland showed their support in his ongoing fight beat the disease.
Ikeme will continue to battle back to full fitness, stating: “I still have hurdles to get over to be cured but I can hopefully now move forward with some normality.
“The support I have received from Wolves/Nigeria, the football world and from people from all over the world has been hard to put into words.”
Leukaemia attacks blood-forming tissue, generally in the bone marrow, and begins to over-produce abnormal white blood cells. It has 71 per cent survival rate after one year for men.
The condition was spotted during a routine pre-season check-up at Wolves, the club Ikeme made his professional debut for back in 2003.
And the Molineux outfit were quick to congratulate their goalkeeper on his recovery.