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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Wilfred Ndidi will miss Nigeria\u2019s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe due to injury.<\/p>\n

Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca revealed ahead of the Foxes Sky Bet Championship clash against Leeds United that the midfielder is suffering from a muscular problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWilf will be out until the international break. It is also a muscular problem,\u201dMaresca was quoted by the club\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a small thing but when the problem is muscular, even if it\u2019s small, it\u2019s always one week or two weeks because we don\u2019t want to take any risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talismanic striker Victor Osimhen is also ruled out for the game, while there are concerns over the availability of defenders Semi Ajayi and Bruno Onyemaechi.<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles will host the Crocodiles of Lesotho on Friday, November 17.<\/p>\n

Jose Peseiro\u2019s side will travel away to Zimbabwe for their matchday two encounter three days later.<\/p>\n

The game is slated for Huye Stadium.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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