The camp of the senior national team of Nigeria is in a state of anxiety as one of the key players in the team Wilfred Ndidi suffered a knee injury in action for Leicester City.
Ndidi started for Leicester City in their Europa Conference League game second leg tie against Rennes but had to be subbed off with what looked like a knee injury.
Reports after the game which Leicester City lost 1-2 but still progressed on a 3-2 aggregate score has it that the Nigerian isn’t badly injured but it is indeed an injury to his knee.
Speaking after the game, coach of Leicester City Brendan Rodgers confirmed that he suffered from a medial ligament injury in his knee.
Per what we gathered online. The time it takes to fully recover from an MCL tear depends on how severe the tear is. A grade 1 (mild) MCL tear usually heals within one to three weeks.
A grade 2 (moderate) MCL tear generally takes four to six weeks to heal with treatment. A grade 3 (severe) MCL tear can take six weeks or more to heal with treatment.
The injury means he is in a race against time to be fit for the Super Eagles first leg World Cup 2022 playoff game against Ghana on the 25th of March, he is also a doubt for the return leg in Nigeria on the 29th.