{"id":21925,"date":"2024-03-06T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T09:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=21925"},"modified":"2024-03-06T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T09:21:10","slug":"ndidi-returns-from-injury-as-leicester-city-secures-vital-win-in-championship-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/03\/06\/ndidi-returns-from-injury-as-leicester-city-secures-vital-win-in-championship-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Ndidi Returns from Injury as Leicester City Secures Vital Win in Championship Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wilfred Ndidi made a triumphant return to the pitch for Leicester City in their Sky Bet Championship encounter at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night, contributing to the Foxes&#8217; 1-0 victory and revitalizing their promotion aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder had been sidelined for over two months due to a muscle injury, with his last appearance for Enzo Maresca&#8217;s side dating back to the 2-0 triumph against Cardiff City on December 29, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi, 27, entered the fray as a substitute for Yunus Akgun in the 72nd minute against Sunderland. Despite receiving a caution in the 90th minute, Ndidi&#8217;s presence was instrumental in maintaining Leicester City&#8217;s defensive solidity.<\/p>\n<p>Having scored twice in 22 league appearances for Leicester City this season prior to his injury setback, Ndidi&#8217;s return bolsters the team&#8217;s midfield options as they navigate through the challenges of the Championship campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi&#8217;s compatriot, Kelechi Iheanacho, also featured in the match, taking over from Jamie Vardy in the 78th minute, further showcasing the Nigerian contingent&#8217;s impact on Leicester City&#8217;s quest for success in the Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilfred Ndidi made a triumphant return to the pitch for Leicester City in their Sky Bet Championship encounter at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night, contributing to the Foxes&#8217; 1-0 victory and revitalizing their promotion aspirations. The midfielder had been sidelined for over two months due to a muscle injury, with his last appearance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":21927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[393],"class_list":["post-21925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-ndidi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21925"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21951,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21925\/revisions\/21951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}