Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have joined the list of Nigerian players that have won the prestigious FA Cup as they were in action on Saturday at Wembley when Leicester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the final.
Daniel Amokachi, Celestine Babayaro, Kanu Nwankwo, John Utaka, John Mikel Obi, Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses are the other Nigerians that have won the FA Cup
Youri Tielemans was the hero for the Foxes as he became the third Belgian to score in an FA Cup final.
This is Leicester City’s first FA Cup title having reached the final in four previous occasions
Chelsea looked to have levelled late on, but VAR gave Ben Chilwell offside by centimetres as their joy turned to misery.
Chelsea can still end the season on a high with a Champions League Final against Manchester City to look forward to, but the Blues remain in a fight for a top-four Premier League finish – and Tuchel’s men have lost their form at precisely the wrong moment.
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