PUNCH
Nigerian midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, will be out of action for at least three months due to a muscle injury, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
According to Leicester City coach Enzo Maresca, it will take a long time before he fully recovers.
The 27-year-old midfielder who missed the Foxes’ Championship win over Huddersfield on New Year’s Day was also withdrawn from Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations squad and has since been replaced by Alhassan Yusuf in the squad.
He is expected to miss 15 of the Foxes’ remaining 20 league games this season.
Ndidi has been a consistent performer for the Foxes this season making 24 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and providing six assists.
Speaking during his pre-match conference on Friday, Maresca said, “The players who are injured are all progressing well, “Jamie Vardy, Kasey McAteer, Dennis Praet, Will Alves, Kele (Kelechi Iheanacho) and Wilfred Ndidi. They are still in the same situation.
“Probably for Wilf, it will be a long time. It could be three months. It looks like a muscle problem, but an important one. We’ll see in the next few hours. The situation for Wilf is the clearest one.”
