Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July 2017,  and he has been receiving treatment.
Ikeme ni àwọn dókítà sàyẹ̀wò pé Ó ní àìsàn jẹjẹrẹ nínú oṣù keje ọdún 2017, tí ó sì ti ń gba ìtọjú láti ìgbà náà.