Nigerian Footballers Pay Tribute to Leicester City Chairman

The club's chairman, Thailand billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was killed in a helicopter crash at King Power Stadium at the weekend. Super Eagles players Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa have paid their respects to the man whose club has the biggest contingent of African players in the English Premier League, including Algerian winger Rachid Ghezzal, Tunisian defender Yohan Benalouane and Malian midfielder Fousseni Diabate.

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