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Ndidi, Iheanacho nominated for Leicester City best players awards

By Dennis Erezi
20 April 2019   |   9:03 am
Nigerian Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho have been nominated for Leicester City’s Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards respectively. Ndidi and Iheanacho’s were named amongst nominees for both categories of the awards released on Leicester City’s official website on Friday. Ndidi had won the young player…

Nigerian Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho have been nominated for Leicester City’s Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards respectively.

Ndidi and Iheanacho’s were named amongst nominees for both categories of the awards released on Leicester City’s official website on Friday.

Ndidi had won the young player of the season award in two previous seasons consecutively- 2016/2017, 2017/2018 seasons sir since his arrival at the club from Belgian Jupiler League side KRC Genk.

The 22-year old Nigeria midfielder has featured in 34 Premier League games this season and scored twice.

Iheanacho on his part, has struggled to make impact at the club this season and risks missing out on a place in Nigeria’s squad to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

He managed to score once in 28 league appearances for Leicester City. But was nominated for the young player of the season.

Other players in the race for the young player of the season are Demarai Gray, Harvey Barnes, Youri Tielemans, Ben Chilwell, James Maddison, Filip Benković, Çağlar Söyüncü and Hamza Choudhury.

For the player of the season award, Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey, Nampalys Mendy, captain Wes Morgan, Danny Simpson, Rachid Ghezzal, Shinji Okazaki, Harry Maguire, Filip Benković, Matty James, Ricardo Pereira, Adrien Silva and Çağlar Söyüncü were listed.

Other awards on the night include the academy player of the season, development squad player of the season, performance of the season and players’ player of the season.

The winner of the awards will be announced at the end of the season dinner at the King Power Stadium on May 7.

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