Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is learning
how to speak Pidgin English so he can
communicate well with his Nigerian teammates
Ahmed Musa, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi
Iheanacho.
Pidgin English is a simplified form of the English
Language spoken in Nigeria and other African countries
where Musa, Ndidi and Iheanacho come from.
Vardy is trying to learn the language so he can
communicate easily with his Nigerian teammates.
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“ The Nigerian players keep talking- Pidgin English you
call it, right? It’s hard to understand ,” Vardy told
TheCable.
“ But I am trying to learn it and speak it like they do. ”
The England international also praised the Nigerians,
calling them ‘great players’.
“ They are great players. And as the team is trying to
improve, that is why they are brought to the club – to
help us improve ,” Vardy continues.
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“ So, it is left to them to work hard and get on the playing
field .”
Vardy welcomed his first Nigerian teammate Musa last
summer before Ndidi arrived in January.
Iheanacho just joined earlier this month from
Manchester City .
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