Nigerian Winger Makes First Start For Leicester City U23s After Lengthy Injury Layoff

Published: February 22, 2019

Layton Nduwku is back playing football again after a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a back injury.

The offensive all-rounder was injured in September and had spent more than five months in the treatment room, before returning to action for the Foxes U23 team in their 1-0 loss to Derby on February 15, a game in which he was introduced at half-time.

Having come through unscathed in his outing against The Rams, he was named in the starting line-up on Thursday as Leicester City played out a 1-1 draw with Exeter City in the Premier League Cup.

Ndukwu was in brilliant form before his spell on the sidelines, which saw him nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for August after scoring three goals in his first three games.

Against Exeter City, the 20-year-old caused havoc in the opponents penalty area with two dangerous corner kicks but his teammates could not bury the chances he created.

He has trained with Leicester City first team on several occasions and has been tipped as the next Nigeria-eligible player to make his debut for the King Power Stadium outfit.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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