Super Eagles stars William Troost-Ekong, Victor Boniface, Raphael Onyedika, and Frank Onyeka stormed Ajegunle today, Saturday, for the Maracana Children’s Fest, a grassroots football event put together by their teammate, Wilfred Ndidi.
The festival brought together young male and female football talents, offering them a platform to showcase their skills, dream big, and rub shoulders with their football idols.
“Apples Bite Magazine” reports that Ndidi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. Ndidi is known for his defensive ability and intelligence.
On 14 January 2015 Nath Boys Academy agreed a €180,000 transfer deal with Genk. The deal was completed on 15 January 2015. Ndidi made his Belgian Pro League debut with Genk on 31 January 2015 against Charleroi in a 1–0 away defeat. He played the first 74 minutes of the game before being substituted for Jarne Vrijsen.
During the Belgian League play-off game against Club Brugge, Ndidi scored a long-range goal, which was named the goal of the season in the Belgian league. After receiving an attempted-clearance outside the penalty box, he lofted the ball smoothly over an opposing player before unleashing a ferocious volley into the top right corner. The ball was adjudged to be travelling at over 111 km/h.
Leicester City
On 3 December 2016, Genk agreed a £17 million transfer deal with Leicester City. The deal was confirmed on 5 January 2017.
Ndidi made his debut for the club on 7 January 2017 in a 2–1 win against Everton in the third round of the FA Cup. He made his first Premier League start on 14 January 2017, against Chelsea at home in a 3–0 defeat.
In the English FA Cup game against Derby County on 8 February 2017, Ndidi came on in the first half of extra time and scored his first goal for Leicester through another long-range shot.
In a 3–1 win over Liverpool on 27 February 2017, Ndidi won 11 of his 14 tackles, a feat bettered only by Chelsea’s N’Golo Kanté, who made 14 tackles against the same club in January.
Ndidi was sent off for the first time in his career during Leicester’s 3–0 home defeat to Crystal Palace on 16 December 2017.
He scored the opener of the 2019–20 season for Leicester in a draw against Chelsea on 18 August 2019. When asked about the toughest opponent he has faced, he mentioned former Chelsea player Eden Hazard.
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