The way Leicester City take fall, even though Super Eagles star Wilfred Ndidi play there, na one of the most painful stories for football today.
Just ten years ago, the Foxes shock the whole world when dem win Premier League with 5,000-1 odds. But as we dey talk so, dem don prepare to start life for League One (third division), na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
Wilfred Ndidi: From Ranieri Pikin to King Power Exit
Among the players wey see the good, the bad, and the ugly for the club na our Super Eagles midfield general. He enter the club as small boy with big talent, but he leave as veteran for inside empire wey don scatter.
Ndidi reach Leicester like 8 months after dem win that 2015–16 Premier League title.
When the Nigerian star move from Genk for Belgium come England for £15m inside January 2017, na him be the hope for the team as dem dey struggle to stay for top flight.
That time, he be just 20 years old, and everyone know say he go sabi. Their coach that time, Claudio Ranieri, talk say: “The boy na heavy player and him future big die.”
Ndidi sef ready to show wetin he carry, as he talk say: “I feel say I go learn well-well for here. I dey try win ball for the team—na wetin I sabi pass be that. I must achieve big things for here.”
For the eight and a half years wey he spend there, he really do am. He play 303 matches, score 18 goals, and carry FA Cup for May 2021, Community Shield for August 2021, and even the EFL Championship for 2023–24 season.
The Wahala Legacy of Wilfred Ndidi and Leicester Fall
But even as Ndidi dey impress, things start to spoil for the club after that 2021 FA Cup win.
Though dem reach semi-finals for Europe, the club no spend better money buy players, and dem change seven coaches inside three years—including Ruud van Nistelrooy and Marti Cifuentes. This one make the club lose their level.
By the time Wilfred Ndidi move go Besiktas for Turkey for August 2025 for like £8m, Leicester don already fall go relegation two times inside three years.
As he commot, other big names like Jamie Vardy and Connor Coady sef pack their load, and that na the end of an era.
After dem draw 2-2 with Hull City and FA cut their points because of money wahala, the same club wey play Atletico Madrid for Champions League quarter-finals don find theirself for third division. Now, dem dey set to play teams like Bromley.
The Nigerian midfielder just dey look from far as him former club dey tumble from Champions go reach League One.
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Last Updated on April 22, 2026 8:31 am by Hitvibz Media
Wilfred Ndidi dey look from far as Leicester City fall from Champions enter League One
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