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Double boost for Chelsea as Kovacic, Kante return for FA Cup final

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2021 0

Manager Thomas Tuchel says it is a “huge” FA Cup final boost for Chelsea to have Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante back fit to face Leicester City. Croatia star Kovacic has missed nine matches with a hamstring problem but is now ready to return for Saturday’s Wembley showdown. France World

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BREAKING: Leicester City sign Wesley Fofona

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

Wesley Fofona has joined Premier League club, Leicester City in a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, subject to Premier League and international clearance.  READ ALSO: Breaking: Granada signs Luis Suárez from Watford Daily Times gathered that Leicester City welcomes the 19-year old via a tweet. Commenting on his signing Fofana said, “I’m very happy […]

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Leicester City’s Ndidi could be out for three weeks — Rogers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

Leicester City star  Wilfred Ndidi could be away for  three months after sustaining injury at Sunday’s 4-2 Premier League win over Burnley. READ ALSO : Chelsea complete signing of Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy According to the club’s manager,  Brendan Rodgers  revealed that abductor injury could keep Ndidi away for months. He said, “We are just waiting to

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Ndidi sidelined till February with knee injury

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2020 0

Leicester City’s defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will be sidelined until February after sustaining a knee injury which requires surgery, manager Brendan Rodgers has said. Ndidi has been crucial to Leicester’s fortunes this season and the influential Nigerian leads the Premier League in both tackles and interceptions. READ ALSO: Lazio fined for racist abuse directed at

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Unimpressive Arsenal suffers defeat again

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

Leicester ( UK) – Jamie Vardy and James Maddison struck second-half goals as Leicester City beat an unimpressive Arsenal 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday to move into second place in the Premier League. Leicester have 26 points and are above Chelsea on goal difference, leading champions Manchester City by a point ahead […]

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Liverpool find a way to win once again

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2019 0

Liverpool (UK) – Liverpool have blown many teams away under Juergen Klopp’s guidance, but for a third successive match they showed a different way to win in a 2-1 victory over Leicester City. Victory for the Reds meant they maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season. Brendan Rodgers, the man who almost steered […]

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Riyad Mahrez: Playing in Afcon final is unbelievable

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez has described his side´s qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final in Egypt as unbelievable. The Manchester City forward scored a last-second stoppage-time free-kick to give Algeria a 2-1 win over the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Sunday’s semifinal clash at the Cairo International Stadium. The win over Nigeria […]

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Leicester seal £40 million Youri Tielemans deal

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2019 0

Leicester City have confirmed the signing of Youri Tielemans from Monaco for a club record £40m on a four-year deal. Tielemans spent the second half of last season on loan at the King Power Stadium, making 13 appearances, scoring three goals and adding four assists. His performances alerted a number of other top clubs, in […]

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Leicester City coach Rodgers explains Wilfred Ndidi substitution in Arsenal win

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2019

Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Leicester City’s need to be ‘more aggressive’ saw him take off Wilfred Ndidi against a 10-man Arsenal side. The Foxes scored all their goals in the second half as they defeated Unai Emery’s side 3-0 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. The visitors had Ainsley Maitland-Niles sent off in […]

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Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy strikes twice as Arsenal’s humiliation continues

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2019

Arsenal’s hopes of a top-four finish have taken a major blow as they conceded three goals with 10 men for the second season in a row at Leicester City with Jamie Vardy getting a brace. Ainsley Maitland-Niles was shown a second yellow card in the 36th minute and Arsenal’s resistance was broken just before the […]

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Leicester City sacks Claude Puel after 16 months in charge

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2019 0

Leicester City have “parted company” with manager ClaudeCity lost 4-1 at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday in what proved to be Puel’s final game after 16 months in charge. Puel, 57, leaves the club 12th in the Premier League having lost five of their last six league games. The Frenchman guided Leicester to a […]

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Former Super Eagles goalie Carl Ikeme resumes TV punditry role

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2019 0

Former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Onora Ikeme now radiates with a clean bill of health and resumed his television punditry role for BT Sports in the Premier League on Saturday when Wolves defeated Leicester City 4-3 at the Molineux Stadium on Saturday . The 32-year-old who spent his entire career at Wolves, making 207 appearances […]

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Leicester City footballers pay last respects to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in Bangkok

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2018 0

Players and staff from Leicester City were set to arrive in Bangkok Sunday to attend a mourning rite for the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose death last week in a helicopter crash stunned the Premier League club. Sunday marks the second day of a week-long ceremony held at Wat Thepsirin, one of Bangkok’s most famous […]

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Super Eagles stars Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa mourn Leicester City owner

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2018 0

Super Eagles stars Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa have joined in mourning Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed at the weekend in a helicopter crash.The Leicester City owner watched as Ndidi’s last-gasp goal earned his team a 1-1 draw at home on Saturday before he met his untimely end. Ndidi paid […]

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Ndidi rallies team mates ahead Liverpool clash

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

Wilfred Ndidi was disappointed at Leicester City’s 2-1 loss to Watford on Boxing Day, in which he started his nineteenth straight game in the Premier League. Exactly two weeks ago, the Foxes had won their fourth game in a row against Southampton but in a reversal of fortunes there has been a dip in form […]

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Guardiola Hails Adarabioyo as 3 Nigerians help City to beat Leicester

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2017 0

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola handed minutes to three talented Nigerian players in his side’s win on penalties against Leicester City in the League Cup on Tuesday night. Central defender Tosin Adarabioyo impressed in a full shift for the Citizens, Lukas Nmecha came off the bench in the 88th minute and the two players were […]

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Leicester City name Puel as manager

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2017 0

English Premier League clubside Leicester City have signed on Frenchman Claude Puel as their new manager on a three-year deal. Former Southampton boss Puel replaced Craig Shakespeare who was sacked last week with Leicester, the 2016 English champions, third-bottom of the table. “It’s a great privilege to become the new manager of Leicester City – […]

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Nigerian trio set to welcome Leicester new boss

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

The Nigerian trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa will welcome a new boss at the helm of Leicester City, following the sacking of Craig Shakespeare on Tuesday. The news followed the club’s 1-1 draw to West Brom at the King Power Stadium, with the Foxes lingering in the relegation zone following a […]

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Manchester City stay ahead of city rivals United with win over champions Chelsea

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2017 0

Manchester City stayed ahead of age-old local rivals Manchester United at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday with a deserved 1-0 win away to champions Chelsea. Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United romped to a 4-0 victory over bottom club Crystal Palace, Manchester City had much the better of the late game at Stamford […]

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Slutsky hints at loan move for Musa

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2017 0

Hull City Manager, Leonid Slutsky, has hinted at a possible loan move for forward, Ahmed Musa, this summer. The 46-year-old gaffer is upbeat of a better working relationship with the Nigeria international having previously worked together at CSKA Moscow for four years. Musa has struggled to establish himself in the Craig Shakespeare’s squad in his […]