  Iheanacho ti se asoju Naijiria ni awon ifesewonse ipele odo ti isori-13 si oke.. 
O lo ọdun kan ni Queen's College, Lagos ki o to lọ si Newcastle University (lẹhinna University of Durham ), England, nibiti o ti gba oye Bachelor of Arts (2nd Division) ni Latin ati mathematics ni 1954.. 