Lagos police command returns N705,000 to owner (Vanguard) A Civil Society Organisation, The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has commended the Lagos State Police Command for returning the sum of N705,000 extorted from one Kareem Jamiu, by…
Ndidi is Leicester’s unsung hero, Redknapp (Punch)
Liverpool legend, Jamie Redknapp, has compared Nigeria and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi to France coach, Didier Deschamps, due to his work rate and importance to his team. The midfielder has been one of Leicester’s top performance this season and…
Ndidi leads Premier League tacklers (Independent)
The Guardian, in partnership with football statistics website Whoscored.com, has published 10 standout statistics from the 2019-2020 Premier League season so far with Leicester FC and Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi making more tackles than any other team and player respectively. Leicester…
Ukraine tie: Rohr drops Ndidi for Esiti (Punch)
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has invited PAOK’s Anderson Esiti to replace Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi ahead of the Super Eagles’ friendly game with Ukraine on September 10. It was learnt that the Greek side’s midfielder was invited to the…
Eagles full of silly characters –Ndidi (Punch)
Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has revealed the characters of some Nigeria players at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The Leicester City’s player described some of his teammates as silly, funny and nice in an interview with his club’s…
Ndidi Is AFCON’s top tackler (Guardian)
Super Eagles’ Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked as the best tackler and interceptor combined at the Africa Cup of Nations, which came to a conclusion yesterday with tournament favorites Algeria locking horns with Senegal, reports allnigeriasoccer.com. According to whoscored.com, the…
We will get better as competition progresses, says Ndidi (Guardian)
Super Eagles’ defensive midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has urged his teammates to do more if they were to excel in this year’s Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding in Egypt. Ndidi posted a sterling performance that earned him the Total…
*Ambode to open Bariga waterfront jetty (Punch)* 3 ‘Yahoo’ fraudsters arrested over theft of female undies (DailyTrust)
Ambode to open Bariga waterfront jetty (Punch) The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, will on Tuesday inaugurate the Bariga waterfront jetty and a new access road in the Ilaje-Bariga area of the state. A statement on Sunday said the…
Ndidi tops list of EPL tacklers (Guardian)
Super Eagles and Leicester City’s midfielder Wilfred Ndidi currently tops the list of tacklers in the English Premier League (EPL). According to reports posted on the EPL official website on Friday, the 22-year-old Nigerian has successfully made 109 successful tackles…
Ndidi rated best Nigerian player in 2018, makes African 11 (Vanguard)
Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder. Wilfred Ndidi has been rated the best Nigerian player for 2018 and he was also named in France Football magazine’s 2018 African team of the year. Ndidi was praised by the magazine for his…
