Wilfred Ndidi, Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder, says his family was against his decision to play football professionally.According to Ndidi, his father, a soldier, wanted him to go to school.Ndidi in an interview with Leicester Mercury spoke about his background and career progression thus far."My family were not really into football. My dad wanted me to go to school, not play football," [...]
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Leicester City coach, Craig Shakespeare, has praised Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for seamlessly adapting to life in the English Premier League (EPL)."He is made-to-measure for this league but he is humble and his personality is suited to our football club," Shakespeare told leicestermercury.co.uk."He is looking the part. He is a young boy but he has settled in really well. I [...]
Nigerian midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, played from start to finish as Leicester continued a resurgence which began after Claudio Ranieri was sacked.The English Premier League champions on Saturday secured their first away win of the season in the 3-2 defeat of West Ham United at the Olympic Stadium.As early as the 5th minute, Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez combined neatly for [...]
Leicester City, club of Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa, will face Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the 2016/17 Champions League.Craig Shakespeare's men are the last remaining English Premier League side in the competition.The Foxes had played Atletico twice before in Europe.Atlético won both ties, in the 1962 Cup Winners’ Cup and 1998 UEFA Cup.The first-leg ties of the quarter-finals will [...]
Leicester City has appointed Craig Shakespeare as manager until the end of the season.Shakespeare has been in charge of the Foxes since Claudio Ranieri was sacked nine months father winning the Premier League trophy.The 53-year-old, who has been at the club since 2008, has been given the task of steering City to survival between now and the summer.Shakespeare proved his [...]
Nigerian Wilfred Ndidi was impressive in the 3-1 routing of Hull City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.The Foxes' win is extremely vital as it gives them momentum to build on following the sack of coach Claudio Ranieri.The hosts went behind early on but they hit back through Christian Fuchs and Riyad Mahrez, after which an own goal by [...]
Ahmed Musa and Wilfred Ndidi could not stop Victor Moses' Chelsea at the King Power stadium on Saturday.They fell 3-0 to the Blues.Marcos Alonso scored twice as Chelsea restored their seven-point lead with a hugely impressive win over the champions.Save for Musa's early shot in the first half, Chelsea enjoyed most part of the game, no thanks to Alonso.Leicester saw [...]
Leicester City has officially confirmed an agreement between the Foxes and KRC Genk for the permanent transfer of Nigerian midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi.According to Leicester City website, the Nigerian international midfielder, 20, has agreed personal terms, undergone a medical and will sign a contract to June 2022 once a work permit has officially been granted.He will wear City’s No.25 shirt.”The Foxes said [...]
Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba, has released the names of 20 players scheduled to play an international friendly against Benin Republic at Charles de Gaulle Stadium in Porto Novo on Sunday, May 4.The players are Joshua Enaholo, Adamu Abubakar, Abdulazeez Abubakar, Musa Muhammed, Mustapha Abdullahi, Ifeanyi Nweke, Wilfred Ndidi, Izu Omego and Zaharadeen Bello.Others are Chidiebere Nwakali, Musa Yahaya, Kelechi Iheanacho, [...]
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