Leicester City Women have named Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre as the club’s 2021/22 PFA Community Champion.
The PFA Community Champion Award was created to recognize the tremendous assistance that PFA members give to their club’s community efforts throughout the season.
“Ashleigh Plumptre has been named as the Club’s 2021/22 PFA Community Champion”, Leicester City said in a statement.
Congratulations to Ashleigh Plumptre and Luke Thomas, who have been awarded as our @PFA Community Champion winners 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/A44U4XxmU2
Ashleigh helped the Leicestershire based side escape relegation to the Women’s Championship after a round of 22 games.
She’s now setting sights on also helping the Super Falcons retain the AWCON title when the tournament starts in July 2022.
Ashleigh Plumptre made her debut for Nigeria in a 2-0 victory over Ivory Coast in the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations of Nation Qualifiers in February at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
Leicester City join race for €25million Taiwo Awoniyi is having his greatest season as a professional to date, scoring eighteen goals in all competitions, which is a career high.
Awoniyi is having his greatest season as a professional to date, scoring eighteen goals in all competitions, which is a career high.
Due to his experience in Liverpool, the 24-year-old would have little trouble adjusting to life in the East Midlands.
Prior to his senior debut in October 2021, he was an U17 and U20 teammate of Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi.
The Ilorin born forward has a financial value of €15million but will be available for €25million.
Although Leicester City may miss out on continental football next season, it’s reported that the Nigerian is willing to let go of Europa League football for the Premier League.
Aston Villa are said to be preparing a deal for Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, ahead of the summer transfer window.
Steven Gerrard has reportedly told the club to go all out for Wilfred and they’re set to make a £50 million bid for the 25-year-old.
Aston Villa’s record signing is Emiliano Buendia who they got for £38m last summer.
Emiliano Buendia of Aston Villa battles is challenged by Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Leicester City at Villa Park on December 05, 2021 in Birmingham, England.
Ndidi, since joining the Foxes in the winter of 2017 has been a colossal member of the team and has racked up to 207 appearances.
Before undergoing surgery, the Nigerian played 31 games for the Foxes in all competitions this season.
Nassef Sawiris and Wes Eden, the owners of Villa, are thought to be eager to back Gerrard in the transfer market at the end of the season. Daily Star reported.
Aston Villa are currently 13th on the Premier League with 40 points from 33 games.
Leicester City may be tempted to do business with Villa as they bought Wilfred for just €17.6m.
Iheanacho and Ademola Lookman help Leicester City advance to Conference League semifinals
Leicester City advanced to the semifinals of the UEFA Europa Conference League with a 2-1 win over Dutch giants, PSV.
Kelechi Iheanacho started, Ademola Lookman and young goalkeeper Chituru Odunze were named to the substitutes bench, and PSV’s England U21 international of Nigerian heritage Nonso Madueke was unable to play owing to physical difficulties.
Eran Zahavi of Israel scored PSV’s fourth goal in the UEFA Conference League this season in the 27th minute.
In the 46th minute, Ademola Lookman came off the bench to replace Harvey Barnes, and in the 65th minute, Iheanacho got replaced by Ayoze Perez.
With 13 minutes left on the clock, Maddison equalized for the Foxes with a stunning finish in the six yard area after a feed from Ayoze Perez.
After Yvon Mvogo mishandled Patson Daka’s low attempt, Lookman provided a key pass for Ricardo Pereira to score Leicester’s second goal in the 88th minute.
Ademola Lookman opened the scoring for Leicester City in their 2-1 English Premier League victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Watch the goal below
It is the 24-year old’s fifth goal in the league this season and his first since February.
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 10: Ademola Lookman of Leicester City celebrates after scoring to make it 1-0 during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace at King Power Stadium on April 10, 2022 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
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Brendan Rodgers charges Kelechi Iheanacho to be more lethal in front of goal
Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Leicester City, has challenged striker Kelechi Iheanacho to be more ruthless in front of goal, if he wants to improve his goal-scoring record at the club.
In recent weeks, the Nigerian striker has been given increased playing time due to mixed results and the absence of Jamie Vardy.
Iheanacho was the club’s top scorer last season, with 19 goals in all competitions, but he still plays a second fiddle role to Leicester legend, Jamie Vardy.
However, since Vardy’s knee injury a few weeks ago, Iheanacho has grown in prominence, becoming Rodgers’ first-choice striking option.
The Super Eagles striker has had decent performances recently but he has just scored once, and it came in the 1-1 tie at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
Having gone one-on-one with the goalkeeper in each of Leicester City’s last three games against Brentford, Man United, and PSV Eindhoven, he could have had more goals during that time.
The 25-year-old’s attempted dink over the goalkeepers was unsuccessful in each of those matches.
Brendan commended Iheanacho for his versatility in finishing and for having the confidence to try to get the ball past the goalkeepers. However, the former Liverpool manager advises the Nigerian striker to remember the golden rule of strikers: put the goalkeeper to work.
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 07: Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City in action during the UEFA Conference League Quarter Final Leg One match between Leicester City and PSV Eindhoven at on April 7, 2022 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)
“You need to have variety in your finishes, of course”, Rodgers said, as per Leicester Mercury.
“I saw him this afternoon with the chiropodist, getting his feet done, and I asked her to shave a bit off his toe, just so he could bring it down a little bit.
“He’s shown that he can score goals. I love that confidence. I love that ability to be able to do that. But of course, you want them to hit the target. That’s the golden rule as a striker, to hit the target.
“He’s been in a couple of those positions, and it just went wide on the Brentford one, the one at Man United nearly went out of the stadium, and the one last night (against PSV) just went wide. He knows that himself. It’s great that they have the variation now. You have to have that variation as a striker.”
Iheanacho has 16 goals involvements (seven goals and added nine assists) in all competitions for the Foxes this season.
Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho scored a beautiful diving header to open the scoring for Leicester City in their 1-1 English Premier League draw against Manchester United.
Watch the goal below.
It is the 25-year old’s third league goal, and his fifth in all competitions so far this 2021/2022 season.
Iheanacho was an unused sub during the Super Eagles’ 1-1 World Cup Qualifying playoffs second leg draw against Ghana on Tuesday.
