Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has revealed former Chelsea defensive midfielder, Mikel Obi, inspired him to become the player he is today, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 27-year-old moved to the English Premier League in the 2017 winter transfer window, joining Leicester City and has won the FA Cup, the Emirates Community Shield and the EFL Championships in that time.
Speaking about how he started his football career, the former Genk man revealed Mikel Obi as the reason he opted to play as a midfielder instead of playing as a central defender, highlighting the former Chelsea caved a pathway for him.
Quizzed about what it feels like to be a Nigerian footballer following in Mikels path, the Leicester City midfielder said
The Foxes are currently 15th on the English Premier League table, and face a tough test by travelling to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on tomorrow.
