Nigeria Soccer
Wilfred Ndidi: Why Super Eagles captain pulled out of Russia friendly
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed why Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi will not be involved in the upcoming friendly against Russia on.
According to reports, the 29-year-old sustained a knock after the Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau.
Despite being named in the initial squad to feature in the AFCON qualifiers and the Russia international friendly, the former Leicester City midfielder was forced to drop out of the friendly.
The NFF in a statement via its website wrote, "Captain Wilfred Ndidi was knocked out by a small knock sustained during last week’s 2027 Africa Cup of » Read More
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