{"id":3758,"date":"2023-10-08T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/08\/read_news-phpnid49050\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T18:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:02:47","slug":"read_news-phpnid49050","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/08\/read_news-phpnid49050\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester&#8217;s box-to-box midfielder Ndidi nominated for\u00a0PFA Championship Fans&#8217; Player of the Month:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/99876Ndidi.png\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Leicester's box-to-box midfielder Ndidi nominated for\u00a0PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Month\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wilfred Ndidi\u00a0\u00a0has been nominated for the PFA Championship Fans&#8217; Player of the Month award for September following his outstanding performances for Leicester City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria international is flourishing in his new role as a box-to-box midfielder with six goal involvements in thirteen matches across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was involved in the four matches played by Leicester City in the month of September and the highlight of his performance was his poacher&#8217;s finish in a 4-1 win at Southampton on September 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles assistant captain netted his first goal in the Championship in first half stoppage time\u00a0when he received a pass from Stephy Mavididi and dribbled past his marker before putting the ball beyond the reach of Gavin Bazunu, the Southampton goalkeeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Ndidi started against Hull City, Southampton and Bristol City and was given minutes off the bench in a 2-0 win against Norwich City.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Leicester City number 25 and five other players have been shortlisted for the\u00a0PFA Championship Fans&#8217; Player of the Month award,\u00a0which is voted for by supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also nominated are\u00a0Leicester City midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Ipswich Town forward Nathan Broadhead, Sunderland&#8217;s Jack Clarke, Plymouth\u2019s Morgan Whittaker and Liam Lindsay of Preston North End.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi has been called up by Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro for the upcoming internationals against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFA\/status\/1710256169204191654\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">PFA Championship Fans\u2019 Player of the Month nominees &#8211; September \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BroadheadNathan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@BroadheadNathan<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackClarke09?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@JackClarke09<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd35 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDH__8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@KDH__8<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u26aa\ufe0f Liam Lindsay<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd35 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ndidi25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@Ndidi25<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\ud83d\udfe2 Morgan Whittaker<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Vote here: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Ac6orjitW\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/3Ac6orjitW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Professional Footballers\u2019 Association (@PFA) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFA\/status\/1710256169204191654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Igho Kingsley\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: lcfc.com<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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