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Brendan Rodgers announced that defender Wesley Fofana was taken off after an hour in Leicester City’s 3-0 victory over West Brom because he is fasting for Ramadan.
Rodgers confirmed Wesley Fofana was brought off after an hour because he’s currently fasting for Ramadan – and he wanted to protect his young defender who hadn’t eaten or drank since sunrise pic.twitter.com/kXI1BLJsmI
— BBC Leicester Sport (@BBCRLSport) April 22, 2021
Rodgers has been praised for showing excellent man management skills but the Foxes boss has hailed Fofana for the level he has trained and played at during the period of Ramadan.
As per Leicester Mercury, Rodgers said: “He’s fine. He’s a young player in the middle of Ramadan, so he’s not eating during the day.
“It’s remarkable. If you think of his performance at the weekend in an FA Cup semi-final, where he hasn’t eaten all day and then he had first taste of food with 15 minutes to go, and then the same today, with an 8pm kick-off, he’s not eaten all day or drank and he can still perform to that level.
“It was just one where I thought if I could get him off then he could get some food into him on the bench, and just protect him a little bit.
“I’ve worked with lots of players with devotion to their faiths and for a lot of the guys it gives them strength.
He’s finding an incredible strength to play continuously and train during Ramadan. He’s a special talent and a big player for us.”
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