Already, Nigeria has been drawn in Group B alongside Burundi, Guinea and Madagascar and the Super Eagles has scheduled friendly matches against Zimbabwe and Senegal before their first group match against Burundi on June 22 in Alexandria.
Ndidi was in action at the weekend in his team’s 0-0 draw with Chelsea and the former Nath Boys FC midfielder finished the season as the division’s best tackler, beating the likes of Idrissa Gueye and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
He was an ever-present figure in the Leicester set-up, featuring in all 38 of Leicester’s Premier League games, a feat only two other Nigerians have managed before.
“Season done, thank you for all your incredible support. Unto the next. Afcon preparations,” Ndidi captioned a post on Instagram.
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The midfielder will be making his AFCON debut in Egypt, with the competition set to kick off on June 21.