Leicester City could lose fourth player in the new year
Ghana’s Abdul Fatawu has qualified for the tournament finals in Ivory Coast, thus he may not be an option.
Leicester City may now lose a fourth player to the Africa Cup of Nations after Ghana’s Abdul Fatawu qualified on Thursday.
The Black Stars recovered from behind to overcome Central African Republic, with new West Ham signing Mohammed Kudus equalizing before Lyon teenager Ernest Nuamah scored an 88th-minute winner. Ghana is the latest team to secure a place in next year’s finals in the Ivory Coast, which begin on January 13 and will last four weeks.
It would be a shame to lose Fatawu if he followed up his impressive debut with similar performances, though City are well-covered should he be called up. Stephy Mavididi, Yunus Akgun, Kasey McAteer, Wanya Marcal, and Marc Albrighton are the other wingers available to Enzo Maresca.
City will be without Ndidi and Iheanacho for up to five weeks, with only a week of preparation before the event. They will then only have three choices for the two number eight positions: Kieran Dewsbury-Hall, Cesare Casadei, and Dennis Praet, with Jamie Vardy and Tom Cannon up front.
