The midfielder suffered a hamstring injury against Everton in January and subsequently missed their last outing against Leeds United.
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Both players are set to be out for around another two weeks, during which time the Foxes will play four Premier League matches, including hosting Liverpool at the King Power Stadium, and their FA Cup fifth-round tie against Brighton.
The midfielder helped fire the Foxes to the summit following Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Chelsea.
Leicester City, shock champions in 2016, are now ahead of previous leaders Manchester United by one point with a total of 38, while Chelsea have slipped to eighth on 29 points
The 24-year-old was a shield in front of the Foxes defence, making three interceptions and winning 10 of the duels he faced.
And the statistics back up his claims, with the England international involved in three goals (2 goals, 1 assist) in his last four appearances in the Premier League, coinciding with Ndidi’s return to action from an adductor injury.
Despite being a key force in Leicester City’s midfield, the Super Eagles star is also a student of Business and Management at the De Montfort University and he is hoping to combine both experiences to help the future generation in his home country.
Both country and club celebrated the player via their official Twitter handle on Wednesday.
The Northern Irishman highlighted that the holding midfielder enables his more attacking teammates to flourish.
The President of the awards, Shina Phillips, in a statement in Lagos, stated that the 7th edition of the event would be held at Ibis Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
Ndidi has been out with adductor tears since September.
The Nigeria international has been out of action after suffering a knock in the Foxes’ 4-2 defeat to Burnley in a Premier League game in September.
Although the Nigerian would only briefly play under Claudio Ranieri, the Italian’s confidence in Ndidi gave him the platform to find his feet in the English Premier League
Ndidi’s absence, due to a groin injury, for which he has undergone surgery, also opens the door for at least one exciting new prospect – Frank Onyeka of FC Midtylland in Denmark – to follow in Joe Aribo’s footsteps and make his mark on the Super Eagles.
The 23-year-old Nigeria international sustained the injury in Sunday’s 4-2 Premier League win over Burnley and missed their 2-0 home defeat by Arsenal in the League Cup on Wednesday.
Ndidi was among the 25-man squad to prepare Nigeria for their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone in November.
Some other players posted on Super Eagles official Twitter handle included Wilfried Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and the national team’s Assistant Captain, William Troost-Ekong.
Ndidi, who is absolutely pivotal to Brendan Rodgers’ plans, is said to be a target of Jose Mourinho’s as the Portuguese boss looks to land a defensive midfielder this summer.
As with the European Championships, which have been pushed back from this summer to next, the 2021 AFCON has been postponed until January and February 2022, the Confederation of African Football decided in a meeting on Tuesday.
Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has said localised lockdown measures could be introduced in Leicester after 658 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the first half of this month.