Trouble for Arteta As Leicester City Boss Rodgers Declares Super Eagles Star Fit for Arsenal Clash

Trouble for Arteta As Leicester City Boss Rodgers Declares Super Eagles Star Fit for Arsenal Clash

Oluwatomiwa Babalola
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:52 PM
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  • Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has declared Nigerian star Wilfred Ndidi for Premier League game vs Arsenal
  • The 24-year-old has been out of action since late September after picking up a hamstring injury against Burnley
  • Ndidi missed six games in his absence including his side's 4-2 win over Manchester United earlier this month

Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi has handed Leicester City injury boost ahead of their Premier League meeting with Arsenal this weekend.

The Super Eagles star last featured for the Foxes in their 2-2 draw against Burnley at the King Power Stadium on September 25 where he picked up an hamstring injury.

And he missed six of their games across competitions, including their crucial 4-2 victory over Manchester United earlier this month.

Trouble for Mikel Arteta as Leicester City boss declares Super Eagles star for Arsenal clash
Wilfred Ndidi in action for Leicester City before his injury setback against Burnley in September. Photo by Visionhaus
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With less than 24 hours to their fixture against the Gunners, Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has now declared the former Genk star fit as they hope to better their standings on the log.

While answering questions from the media ahead of tomorrow's game, the former Liverpool handler was quoted by Complete Sport saying:

“There may be a question mark on Ricardo Pereira. He felt a bit tight. Ayoze Perez has had a bug so he was kept away today. Apart from that, all the players (including Ndidi) are fit and healthy.“

Meanwhile, both Leicester and Arsenal are on 14 points each going to the game at King Power Stadium on Saturday, October 30 and the outcome of the game will definitely affect either side at the end of the day.

Amaju Pinnick reveals his discussion with Ndidi, others in the UK

Legit.ng earlier reported that FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifiers remained one of the key topics Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick discussed when he paid Super Eagles stars in the United Kingdom a visit over the weekend.

Although he was unable to see eye-to-eye with most of the Nigerians in the country, he however stopped by at Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo's home.

Both players have been out of action for some time due to varying injury concerns but the football administrator has good news about both stars as they seem to be recuperating quite well.

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