The Nigeria worldwide picked up his third reserving within the competitors on Thursday and will not be obtainable for subsequent week’s recreation at King Energy Stadium
Leicester Metropolis might be with out Kelechi Iheanacho for the return fixture of their Uefa Europa League Spherical of 32 conflict with Slavia Prague after the Tremendous Eagles striker was proven a yellow card within the competitors on Thursday.
Simply after he changed Jamie Vardy of their goalless attract Prague, Iheanacho acquired a yellow card within the sixty fourth minute which accrued his bookings to 3 yellow playing cards this marketing campaign and he’ll consequently serve a one-game suspension.
The Tremendous Eagles ahead has been spectacular within the Europa League up to now with three objectives to his identify after seven matches, and his absence could be a priority for the Foxes who’re aiming for a win in opposition to Slavia Prague on the King Energy Stadium subsequent Thursday.
Nigeria midfield dynamo Wilfred Ndidi additionally acquired a yellow card within the encounter, however Brendan Rodgers has rued the bookings handed to the Tremendous Eagles duo and he summed up the officiating as “actually poor”.
“I believed the officers had been actually poor, I’ve bought to say,” Rodgers was quoted as saying by Leicestershire Stay.
“I don’t remark a lot on them as a result of I do know it’s a really tough job. However a few of the choices… I believe we had Wilf [Ndidi] booked and Kelechi [Iheanacho] for using the elbow and it was clear it wasn’t. They had been difficult for the ball, particularly Wilf.
“After which there have been a number of choices, notably on Cengo [Under] in direction of the tip, the place we had been clearly fouled and didn’t get it. I didn’t suppose it was an excellent evening for them to be trustworthy.”
Ndidi and Iheanacho might be anticipated to play a component when Leicester Metropolis journey to Aston Villa for his or her subsequent Premier League match on Sunday.
The Foxes are third within the league desk, stage on 46 factors with second-placed Manchester United after 24 outings.