Super Eagles stars; Oghenekaro Etebo , Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will slug it out on the pitch when Stoke City and Leicester City clash in a pre-season game on Saturday July 27 at the Bet365 Stadium, reports Completesports.com.
The friendly encounter is put together by both clubs to keep their players in proper shape ahead of the 2019-20 season.
The two clubs confirmed the friendly game on their official Twitter handle on Tuesday.
“Simultaneous trips to Rotherham United and Stoke City are the first fixtures to be confirmed in #lcfc’s 2019 pre-season schedule,” reads a tweet on Leicester City’s official Twitter handle.
“Another pre-season date for your diary…Saturday 27th July,
🏟️ bet365 Stadium
🆚 @LCFC
🕒 3.00pm,” Stoke City confirmed on their official Twitter handle.
Etebo is expected to feature for Sky Bet Championship club Stoke City in the game, while Leicester City will line up their Nigerian duo, Ndidi and Iheanacho.
Etebo enjoyed a fine season with Stoke City and was named the Potters’ Player of The Season.
He scored two goals in 34 league appearances for the club.
Ndidi , who featured in all of Leicester City’s 38 Premier League games hit the back of the net twice, while Iheanacho scored one goal in 30 league games for the Foxes.
By Adeboye Amosu
