Coach of English Premier League side Leicester City Brendan Rodgers has revealed the length of time Wilfred Ndidi will spend on the sidelines following the injury he picked up in training.
Ndidi has played in the first two games of Leicester City in the English Premier League but wasn’t listed in the Carabao Cup where they suffered a 0-2 loss to Arsenal.
Prior to the game there were reports of the Nigerian suffering an injury in training and Rodgers confirmed the reports after the game and went further in explaining why it could be worst.
Rodgers said if the midfielder need surgery he will be out for twelve week but if otherwise then it will be six weeks. The confirmation all but rule him out of the Super Eagles next set of games in October.
He will also miss all of the team’s engagements in 2020 which will see them play in the AFCON 2021 qualifiers in November.
“We’re waiting to see if he needs an operation. If he does it’ll be close to 12 weeks out”, the coach said on the Nigerian.
