Kelechi Iheanacho And I Are Not Just Teammates, We Are Very Close

Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho

Nigerian footballer and Leicester Metropolis midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has opened up on his relationship with teammate, Kelechi Iheanacho.

The duo is anticipated to characteristic for the Foxes on Thursday evening after they host Randers within the Europa Convention League on the King Energy Stadium.



"The relationship between me and [Iheanacho] is very great. It's amazing because people thought we were just teammates, playing for Leicester and playing for the national team," Ndidi mentioned as quoted by the membership's official web site.

"But I have known Kelechi since we were in the academy, very young, so it's not just new. We've been very close since we were in [Nigeria] Under-17s together. It's been amazing having him around. I'm enjoying every moment."



Forward of the match Ndidi says underrating their opponents is the worst mistake they will make.



"When the game starts, it doesn't matter how long you have played," Iheanacho continued.

"In football, it's just about their ability and their love for the game to go for it. It's not how far you've actually trained. People are just physically and mentally ready.

"It may be an incredible alternative for us as a workforce and we sit up for these video games and simply look to take it because it comes. I count on it to be a extremely robust sport as a result of each workforce taking part in is worthy of profitable the competitors.

"Seeing videos about the team, they are a really good side and I think we are ready for it. They are very compact, they work together as a team. For us, we have ways to see how we can approach the game."

"The club is bigger than every player and, as players, we know what we want for the club," the versatile participant added.

"It's just that concentration of where we are now to look forward to those achievements. You want to have them as a team and as a player also. I think it's just a wake-up call for us to concentrate more on our game.

"For me [in Europe], it's the publicity, it's the environment and likewise the sensation. I've been taking part in in Europe and it's actually good as a result of, for each participant, you need to play in Europe. It's an incredible plus in your profession and I feel it's superb for us as gamers."