Wilfred Ndidi Shows Off His New Hairstyle After World Cup Disappointment With Super Eagles

Wilfred Ndidi Shows Off His New Hairstyle After World Cup Disappointment With Super Eagles

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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  • Nigerian footballer, Wilfred Ndidi got his fans' attention following his post on his social media space revealing his new hairstyle
  • The Leicester City midfielder, who was recently ruled out for the rest of the season, has shaved off all his hair in a new look
  • Ndidi, who is recuperating from a recently conducted surgery, missed the Super Eagles' crucial World Cup play-offs against Ghana

Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi definitely knows how to grab the attention of Nigerians as he once again has got many talking about his new looks.

The 25-year-old, who has been ruled out for the rest of the football season, took to social media to reveal his new hairstyle.

The Nigerian midfielder got fans a little surprised by his new looks as he appeared to have all his hair shaved off.

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Wilfred Ndidi has shaved off his dreadlocks in a new look after his injury. Photo by Hannah Fountain
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Ndidi is popularly known for his dreadlocks and has styled them in different ways in the past, but this is the first time the midfielder has shaved them off completely.

According to a report via The Athletic, Ndidi damaged his knee during Leicester City's 2-1 defeat by Rennes in the Europa Conference League on March 17.

The injury resulted in Ndidi missing the Super Eagles' crucial World Cup play-off doubleheader loss to Ghana.

Rodgers admits Ndidi's injury is unfortunate for Leicester City

Meanwhile, Leicester City is bound to miss the services of midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi after the 25-year-old was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.

According to Goal, Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers has described Ndidi's injury lay-off as a shame for the Foxes before they earned a vital 1-1 draw against Manchester United on Saturday, April 2.

Ndidi has been a key member of the Leicester City side since joining from Genk for £17 million in January 2017.

Ndidi discloses big revelation about friendship with Iheanacho

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Wilfred Ndidi says the relationship between him and Iheanacho is superb stressing that he has known the Leicester City teammate since they were young.

These two players are currently playing at the top level in the Premier League and at the same time featuring for the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they also appeared at the last AFCON in Cameroon.

At the recently concluded 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, the Super Eagles of Nigeria won their first three games at the competition with Iheanacho netting once before losing in the knockout against Tunisia.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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