Ndidi completes two year diploma in Business Management at De Montfort University

SUPER Eagles  midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has completed a two year diploma programme in Business Management at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester and  now plans to commence a degree course as he plans for his post-playing years.

Ndidi, 25, is one of the best anchormen in the English Premier League and has been linked with moves to several bigger clubs. Despite being a highly celebrated footballer who has features for Nigeria at all levels, he has remained focused on getting an education with plans to do a degree programme at a top British university

Last season, Ndidi managed 19 Premier League games for Leicester before injury blighted his second half of the campaign. Now fully recovered, Ndidi has already managed three appearances, and last featured on August 20, playing 90 minutes for the Foxes as they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Southampton at King Power Stadium.

Ndidi said: “Yes, I enjoyed it and I’m done. I did like a 10-class course which can enrol me into a proper university degree. It’s just to enlighten me about business and entrepreneurship and tourism also.

"I was really happy when DMU staff said I could study here. I wanted to do this course because growing up in Nigeria we didn’t really have the opportunity to actually go to school.

“It’s a personal thing for me that I want to do, to expand myself and learn new things, so instead of sitting at home after training I come to DMU for my classes. The teachers have been amazing, they really try and help me understand. Rather than just reading books they take time to explain things to me and they are also very understanding about my schedule with training.”