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Wilfred Ndidi Reveals Childhood Struggles, How He Rose To Fame

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Wilfred Ndidi Reveals Childhood Struggles, How He Rose To Fame

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Leicester City and Super Eagles player Wilfred Ndidi who recently welcomed baby girl with his wife, has narrated his childhood struggles and how his dad opposed and stopped him from playing football.

Ndidi who was born and raised in Lagos State said he was known as the market boy; he sold fruit for his mum to feed the family

His father was a soldier who showed non-stop” hostility” towards his football aspirations.

Wilfred Ndidi rose to fame after he featured for Nigeria at the 2013 Fifa U20 World Cup in Turkey. Thereafter, he was signed by Genk of Belgium.

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In 2017 he joined Leicester city for £17m and he is currently a frequently featured player for the club and country.

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Speaking to the Out of Home Podcast, Ndidi said; “Though we had some ups and downs and trying to meet up with some bills, I was always there for my mum,”

“My mum was a food vendor and I supported her by hawking. I don’t regret that because growing up was really tough because it was all about survival. There were no fruits that I didn’t sell.

Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi jumps for the ball during the Premier League match at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton.

“I was the market boy and I was known mostly for selling groundnuts because it comes out every season.

“Just name them – I sold peppers, tomatoes and avocado. We basically sold fruits that came with different seasons. All these were done to survive in the military zone and outside,” he said.

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“It was difficult because my dad wanted me to go to school but there was no money,” he continued. What made it easier for me was that when he was transferred out of Lagos.

“I had the freedom because when he was around, if I go out to train and he gets home before me, I have to explain where I was coming from. When I tell him I went to play football, I get whooped.

“There was a time I got whooped with a cow skin ‘Koboko’ and it was like a tattoo on my body. I couldn’t wear my shirt because when I put my clothes on, it becomes sticky and it’s painful. It was a military kind of discipline.”

Unlike other kids, Ndidi says he never had a chance to train with his age group,

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“Growing up, I didn’t get a chance to play more with my peers because they were training in the evenings while the bigger guys were training in the morning.

“I was training with the bigger guys but just for ten minutes because I was too small,” he went on.

“They always put me in when everyone is tired and also for them to be able to give me the training bibs to wash and bring the next day.

“My mum kept complaining because I didn’t have the time to wash them because I had to go hawk for her, but before I return, she would have washed them. That was the routine until I left my mum for Nath Boys,” he added.

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It was from there he was signed by Genk of Belgium. You know the rest.

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