Leicester loses 2-1 at Peterborough United, with Ndidi serving as captain

Posted : 12 July 2023

Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho of the Super Eagles came off the bench at halftime as League One team Peterborough United defeated Leicester City 2-1 in a friendly on Tuesday at the LCFC Training Ground.

Despite rumors connecting them to a move away from the King Power Stadium, Ndidi and Iheanacho have reported for preseason training following their international duties with the Super Eagles last month.

Enzo Maresca, an Italian football tactician, handed a runout to 22 players in his first game in command to make sure he had a chance to observe them in action.

Early in the first half, the visitors' Kwame Poku broke the tie, and just before halftime, Ricardo Pereira made things even again.

The Nath Boys product, who joined Leicester City's side from Racing Genk six and a half years ago, is one of the team's longest-tenured non-academy developed players.

Ndidi had a chance to make it 2-1 four minutes into the second half, but Peterborough United's backup goalkeeper stopped his shot.

Joe Tomlinson scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal with eight minutes remaining on a deflected shot.

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Title: Rangers reportedly outbid Italian, Dutch, and Belgian clubs to sign Super Eagles attacker
Subtitle: Cyriel Dessers, a Nigerian international, was questioned about disclosing the names of other teams vying for his signing before agreeing to terms with Rangers
Tuesday's Rangers media responsibilities had Cyriel Dessers being questioned about disclosing the names of the other teams vying for his signing before agreeing to terms with the Light Blues.

Following Jack Butland, Kieran Dowell, Sam Lammers, Dujon Sterling, and Abdallah Sima, the international player from Nigeria was signed by Rangers as their sixth summer signing last week.

It has been widely rumored that Cremonese will earn a guaranteed sum of five million euros plus 1.5 million euros in performance-related add-ons, even though the transfer fee has not been made public.

Dessers had been on Rangers' radar ever since he emerged as the league's leading scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie with fifteen goals in the 2019–2020 campaign, but a deal did not come together until this month.

The former Heracles Almelo goal scorer said that this summer he was courted by Belgian, Dutch, and Italian clubs but chose Rangers above his rivals.

At the news conference, Dessers said, "It's not easy to call the names of the clubs that wanted me this summer; I don't think they will be happy if I do that."

Leicester loses 2-1 at Peterborough United, with Ndidi serving as captain

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