ONYINYE NDIDI WILFRED

NDIDI NAMED BEST NIGERIAN PLAYER, 2018

by Onyinye Okeke
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The Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi has been named the best Nigerian player for 2018 and he was also named in the African team of the year 2018 by the France Football magazine
Ndidi is the only Nigerian named in the African team alongside the Liverpool duo of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as well as Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez, Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Atletico Madrid midfield engine Thomas Partey.
Ndidi consistently played for Leicester City last year and the midfielder was also a member of Nigeria’s team to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
“He is certainly not the most spectacular player of his selection or even Leicester. But in his record, the former defensive midfielder of Genk has also settled in the midfield and his statistics in the Premier League are exceptional, both in terms of tackles than balls recovered,” the magazine stated.
“As such, the young Nigerian was named by the CAF among the best hopes of the year. At 21, his club has extended it (his contract) until 2024.

Africa Best XI :

André Onana (Cameroon, Ajax)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal, Napoli)
Youcef Atal (Algeria, Nice)
Manuel da Costa (Morocco, Istanbul Basaksehir)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Dortmund/Real Madrid)
Thomas Partey (Ghana, Atletico Madrid)
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria, Leicester)
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco, Ajax)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Man City)
Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)

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