Black Stars Defender Daniel Amartey Puts in Defensive Masterclass in Leicester Win

• Daniel Amartey put up an awesome display in the heart of the defence for Leicester City as the Foxes picked a crucial win over Brentford
• The Ghanaian defender proved to be a barrier together with defensive partner Çağlar Söyüncü for Leicester City
• His return to form will be great news for Black Stars trainer Otto Addo ahead of the World Cup play-offs between Ghana and Nigeria

Ghana and Leicester City centre half Daniel Amartey was in inspired form as Leicester City continue their resurgence with a vital win against Brentford.

The 27-year-old defender has been in a rich vein of form lately and was in beast mode once again for the Foxes as they defeated Brentford 2-1 at the King Power Stadium.

He is expected to join his Black Stars teammates on Monday when the four-time African champions begin camping for their all-important World Cup play-offs against Nigeria.

How did Leicester defeat Brentford?

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Leicester City went into the game on the back of securing qualification to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Conference League in midweek.

And Brendan Rodgers' continued from where they left off in midweek as the home side romped to a two-nil lead after just 33 minutes with Timothy Castagne and James Maddison getting on the scoresheet.

With a clean sheet on the cards, Congolese forward Yoane Wissa halved the deficit in the 85th minute but Amartey and his teammates were able to shut out Brentford to hold on to a precious win.

What was Amartey's performance against Brentford?

The Black Stars defender was a rock in defence for the one-time Premier League champions as the Foxes continue their recent fine form.

The central defender by trade played in right-back in the dying embers of the game as Rodgers threw in former Manchester United defender Jonny Evans to shore up the defence.

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Amartey made the most ball recoveries and clearances for Leicester City.

How did social media react to Amartey's superb display?

Twitter was at its lyrical best in describing the performance of Daniel Amartey.

Below are samples of the praises that were heaped on the Ghana defender:

Amartey shines as Leicester City secure Conference League qualification

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Daniel Amartey was in action as he helped Leicester City to book a spot in the Europa Conference League quarter-final on Thursday night.

The Ghanaian international played a crucial role in defence which ensured that the Foxes progressed to the last eight of the competition despite a 2-1 loss to Stade Rennes.

Leicester romped to a 2-0 victory over the French at the King Power Stadium last week, thanks to strikes from Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho.