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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Two Super Eagles players, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi, were on the winning side in the FA Cup final, as Leicester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley.<\/p>\n

Youri Tielemans provided the most important moment of the final, with had 20,000 fans in attendance.<\/p>\n

The Belgian midfielder strode forward unopposed and unleashed a fierce drive past Kepa Arizzabalaga, to net the winner in the second half.<\/p>\n

Leicester City had to ride their luck in the end, with a couple of outstanding saves from Kasper Schmichel keeping them in the game.<\/p>\n

VAR also chalked off a late Chelsea goal which was scored by former Foxes\u2019 left-back, Ben Chilwell.<\/p>\n

Thomas Tuchel\u2019s men still have one more final to play \u2013 in the Champions League against Manchester City on May 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Two Super Eagles players, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi, were on the winning side in the FA Cup final, as Leicester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley. Youri Tielemans provided the most important moment of the final, with had 20,000 fans in attendance. 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