{"id":20734,"date":"2020-01-30T16:06:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=20734"},"modified":"2020-01-30T16:06:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:06:43","slug":"ndidi-focuses-on-leicester-chelsea-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ndidi-focuses-on-leicester-chelsea-clash","title":{"rendered":"Ndidi Focuses on Leicester \u2013 Chelsea Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi is targeting his second win against Chelsea in eight appearances when Frank Lampard\u2019s men storm the King Palace Stadium Saturday evening for a matchday-25 Premier League game, Completesports.com reports.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi and his compatriot, Kelechi Iheanacho were denied the chance of playing in their first ever domestic Cup final in England following Leicester City\u2019s 3-2 aggregate loss to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup, but the midfielder will be relishing the chance to bounce back on Saturday against a team he scored against in the first round of the 2019\/20 Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi made his Premier League debut against Chelsea in January 2017, crashing 3-0 to the visitors at the King Power Stadium.The Nigerian has made six other appearances against the West London side, drew three, lost two and won just once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi is targeting his second win against Chelsea in eight appearances when Frank Lampard\u2019s men storm the King Palace Stadium Saturday evening for a matchday-25 Premier League game, Completesports.com reports. 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