Because the Tremendous Eagles put together for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, Leicester Metropolis’s duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho are uncertain to make the Nigeria workforce.
Ndidi, who has been excellent for the Foxes this season alongside Iheanacho, had been all lacking from the workforce that beat Huddersfield 4-1 on the King Energy Stadium over the weekend.
Iheanacho has additionally missed Foxes final two Championship video games on account of a muscular downside.
The duo are but to hyperlink up with the Tremendous Eagles because the workforce begins tenting at present in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, forward of the January 13 kick-off.
In response to an announcement from Leicester Metropolis, Ndid and Iheanacho will not be match to play in subsequent month’s AFCON.
“Wilfred Ndidi has joined Leicester Metropolis and Nigeria team-mate Kelechi Iheanacho in struggling an damage that would rule him out of the Africa Cup of Nations,” an announcement from Leicester Metropolis web site reads.
“Whereas Afcon looms, Ndidi might have been within the squad for Leicester Metropolis’s 4-1 victory over Huddersfield on New Yr’s Day. Nonetheless, supervisor Enzo Maresca has stated he suffered an damage within the wake of final Friday’s win at Cardiff and so missed out.
“It means that he’s now a doubt for the event. He’s nonetheless on account of hyperlink up with Nigeria this week earlier than the January 13 kick-off in Ivory Coast, however Maresca stated there is no such thing as a assure he will probably be match sufficient to play. That’s the identical for Iheanacho, who has now missed Leicester Metropolis’s final two squads.”
Additionally, BBC correspondent Owynn Palmer-Atkin wrote on his X (previously Twitter) account that Leicester Metropolis supervisor Enzo Maresca confirmed the accidents with him.
“Enzo Maresca tells me that Wilfred Ndidi has picked up an damage. That’s why he was absent at present,” Owynn Palmer-Atkin wrote on his X account.
“Each Ndidi and Iheanacho are set to hitch up with Nigeria tomorrow. Enzo harassed that neither is at present match sufficient to play.”
