Ndidi out of Nigeria side for Cup of Nations
MIDFIELDER Wilfred Ndidi has withdrawn from Nigeria’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations through injury and has been replaced by Belgian-based Alhassan Yusuf, the country's football federation said. Ndidi, 27, was injured during his club Leicester City’s 2-0 win at Cardiff City on December 29, although details of the injury were not made clear by either his club or Nigeria. Leicester teammate Kelechi Iheanacho is also struggling with injury but was still being assessed at Nigeria’s training camp in Abu Dhabi, the federation added in a statement. Iheanacho, also 27, had missed the last two matches for his club,…