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Wilfred Ndidi Urges Leicester City to Build on Impressive Display After Defeat To Arsenal
Nigerian Footballer Wilfred Ndidi states that it is important for Leicester City to give an impressive performance in their match against Arsenal.
The team lost to Arsenal with 2-0 at the game held in King Power Stadium on Saturday. Despite their loss the team played an impressive game and played strong till the end.
Ndidi then speaks on the match and emphasizes on the moving forward from the defeat and to focus on their next game against Brentford.
“It’s just something that we need to take into the next one. Everyone is in it, and we know the position that we are in at the moment.”
“We did well, to be honest, playing against a tough team. I think it’s just that we have to take the positives forward to the next game”.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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