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Wilfred Ndidi ruled out of Leeds clash
Brendan Rodgers has provided updates on the fitness of Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi, Jamie Vardy and Jonny Evans ahead of the Premier League visit of Leeds United on Sunday. Speaking inside the King Power Centre at LCFC Training Ground, Rodgers ruled Ndidi out for two matches due to an hamstring. While Nigeria midfielder Ndidi is likely to be absent for just over a week, Northern Ireland centre-back Evans is in contention to tackle Leeds on Filbert Way, Rodgers added. “It’s just a slight tear (for Ndidi),” the 48-year-old explained. “He will be [out for] a week to 10 days, which is unfortunate, but sometimes hamstrings can be much longer than that. Jonny’s fine. It’s been an ongoing issue with him for a little while, but he’ll be fine.” “Jamie’s six days post-operation,” the Norther...
Kidnap kingpin Evans’ co-defendants lose bid to quash charges
The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday dismissed the no-case submissions filed by co-defendants to alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. The court, in a ruling by Justice Hakeem Oshodi, held that the prosecution had made out a prima facie case against the defendants which required that they put in a defence. The defendants are facing trial over the kidnap of the Chief Executive Officer of Maydon Pharmaceutical Limited, Donatus Dunu, in 2017. The prosecution said they collected €223,000 in ransom before freeing the businessman after 88 days in captivity. The six defendants are Evans, Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba. Due to his inability to pay legal fees, Evans had been having difficulty retaining a lawyer...
‘Unbelievable business’ – James Maddison gives his verdict on the transfer Leicester pulled off in 2018
Leicester City signed Jonny Evans in the summer of 2018 for a fee of around £3.5m. The former Manchester United defender has prove to be a great success at the King Power Stadium since then. Yesterday, the club’s official account tweeted a photo of the day Evans joined the club. While several fans responded with tweets claiming it was a massive bargain and one of their best signings in the recent years, Leicester star James Maddison gave his verdict on the transfer as well. The talented attacking midfielder described Evans’ move to Leicester City in 2018 with just two words. His tweet read: ‘Unbelievable business’. Unbelievable business👏🏼 https://t.co/SdHpgjeqY9 — James Maddison (@Madders10) June 8, 2020 Looking back at it now, the transfer truly was unbelievable. Evans has...
