Tag: Leicester City
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Ndidi rescues point for Leicester against West Ham [EPL standings]
Leicester City midfielder Wilifred Ndidi’s 89th minute strike earns The Foxes late draw against West Ham at King Power stadium. West Ham got an early lead in the 30th minute with a powerful header from defender Fabian Balbuena. West Ham defender Declan Rice reacted to the late equaliser saying ,”It’s difficult to do much more…
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Why I signed contract extension with Leicester – Ndidi
Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, says that the support he has received from the Foxes’ fans since his arrival at the club played a key role in his decision to pen a new long term contract. Ndidi linked up with the former Premier League champions in January 2017 from Belgian club, KRC Genk and has…
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EPL: Spurs defeat Leicester in nine-goal Wembley thriller
Tottenham ended the season by winning a sensational nine-goal thriller against Leicester in their final Premier League game at Wembley. The hosts trailed 3-1 after 47 minutes, scored three goals in 11 minutes to lead 4-3, only to be pegged back to 4-4 before Harry Kane curled in the winner in the 76th minute. It…
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Kelechi Iheanacho suffers broken hand playing for Nigeria
Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho to be available on Saturday against Brighton despite breaking his hand on international duty. The Nigerian international suffered the injury while playing for Super Eagles and he was not named among the substitutes for their 2-0 defeat to Serbia in Barnet on Tuesday. He fractured the first metacarpal in his…
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FA Cup: Iheanacho, Ndidi on target as Leicester advance
Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho scored twice while his compatriot Wilfred Ndidi added another one for Leicester City in the FA Cup on Saturday as the Foxes defeated English third-tier side Peterborough 5-1 in the fourth round of the competition. Fousseni Diabate scored a brace also for Leicester City who advanced to the fifth round of…
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Leave Leicester City Now, Okoronkwo tells Ahmed Musa
Former Super Eagles defender, Isaac Okoronkwo has told Ahmed Musa to follow in John Obi Mikel’s example and leave Leicester City to get regular football chance. Musa has been frozen out in Leicester and against the back drop of the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, Okoronkwo who ended his career in Russia, urged the Super…
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Leicester finally complete Adrien Silva’s £22m signing
Midfielder Adrien Silva has finally joined Leicester City, after the Premier League club missed the deadline to sign him in August by 14 seconds. Fifa rejected the 28-year-old’s move from Sporting Lisbon in the summer as the paperwork arrived too late. The Portugal international has been training with Leicester throughout the winter to maintain his…
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Musa may leave Leicester City
Ahmed Musa could be on his way out of English Premier League champions, Leicester City less than 12 months after joining the club. Musa The 24-year-old Super Eagles man joined the Foxes from Russian side, CSKA Moscow for £17 million last July but has failed to hit expected heights at the King Power Stadium. Signed…
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Ahmed Musa scores twice as Leicester City defeat Everton 2-1
Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa, scored twice as Leicester City came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 in a third round English FA Cup tie on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ahmed Musa has taken a little bit of time to find his feet since arriving at Leicester. But the 17…