Ndidi’s Clash With Salah Sets Stage For Nigeria Versus Egypt On Jan 11

Football pundits are lining up huge permutations ahead of Nigeria’s clash with Egypt on January 11 at the Africa Cup of Nations, with the recent face-off between Leicester City’s Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi and Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah among the talking points.

Although the lad that scored Leicester’s goal in their heroic 1-0 victory, Ademola Lookman could not be cleared in time by FIFA to be part of Nigeria’s squad to AFCON 2021, Ndidi’s efforts in that encounter are being used as a reference point.

Megasportsarena.com gathered that the reference now is that the Super Eagles could jolly well cage Salah on January 11 should Ndidi put up another gritty performance as he did at King Power Stadium and paved that way for a history victory for The Foxes over The Reds.

A report by goal.com stated in part: “Despite giving away a penalty, the 25-year-old put in an impressive shift against the Merseysiders while playing in a rather unfamiliar position.

“It was quite a story on Tuesday night as Leicester City stunned Liverpool at King Power Stadium, with Ademola Lookman stealing all the headlines for his winner in a 1-0 victory.

“While the on-loan forward from RB Leipzig took the majority of the plaudits, another Nigerian held his own in the Foxes lineup.

“Unable to build on his heroics against Manchester City, Kelechi Iheanacho had a quiet game against Liverpool but it was an eventful outing for Wilfred Ndidi.

“With up to six defenders injured for Leicester, Brendan Rodgers was forced to field a makeshift backline, Ndidi and Ghanaian centre-half Daniel Amartey at the heart of defence.

“While the Nigerian had featured in defence on several other occasions even in the current season, it was the first time he was paired alongside Amartey in a back four.

“It seemed like Ndidi was in for a long day in defence after he was adjudged to have fouled Salah in the box, after only 15 minutes, giving away an early penalty.

“On what would count as rarity, Salah missed from the spot after Kasper Schmeichel saved his effort and kept his side in the game.

“That proved to be a lifeline for Ndidi, as well as other members of the Leicester defence, and they battled hard to keep a precious clean sheet that could well impact the title race a great deal.”