club on a free transfer in January 2007. He made nine appearances for John Schofield's Imps in the second half of the 2006–07 campaign. He scored his first goal for Lincoln on 18 August 2007, scoring the second goal of a 3–1 win over Mansfield Town at Field Mill. He suffered a poor run of form towards the end of the 2007–08 season, during which time teammate Nat Brown publicly defended him, saying "careful what you say about him, sometimes he can take it to heart... I don't think people recognise how much work he does for the team." Two weeks after Brown defended him, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over Hereford United, running the entire length of the pitch to score his first goal. He ended the 2007–08 season with eight goals in 41 games. He was named League Two Player of the Month after scoring four goals in January 2009. Milton Keynes Dons made two bids for the player during that month, but both bids were rejected. He stated he was happy at Sincil Bank, but despite this he refused to sign a new contract with Lincoln. He was named in the League Two PFA Team of the Year for the 2008–09 season, and manager Peter Jackson said that "his form's been excellent, he's been a lot more consistent and he deserves the award." Leicester City N'Guessan signed a three-year contract with Nigel Pearson's Leicester City in June 2009, after he rejected approaches from Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town. Although Lincoln were entitled to compensation (due to N'Guessan being 21), a compensation fee was not settled between the two clubs until late July. He made his competitive debut for the Foxes on 8 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Andy King against Swansea City, scoring the winning goal as Leicester won 2–1. He scored his second goal after making his full debut for the club just four days later in a 2–0 League Cup win over Macclesfield Town. On 6 February, he helped Leicester to their first away victory over Blackpool in 73 years by scoring in a 2–1 win. He scored six goals in 32 appearances throughout the 2009–10 season, helping City to quality for the Championship play-offs with a fifth-place finish. He lost his first team place at the King Power Stadium early in the 2010–11 season under new boss Paulo