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Troost-Ekong has not made the Tremendous Eagles squad within the final two worldwide home windows, however he’s hoping that his fortunes enhance forward of the AFCON
Tremendous Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has revealed that he desires to play on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast subsequent January. Soccernet.ng experiences.
Troost-Ekong has been an everyday for the Tremendous Eagles since his debut in 2015. He shaped a stable partnership with Leon Balogun, and so they finally received nicknamed the Oyinbo Wall.
Since 2015, The 30-year-old defender has made 64 appearances for Nigeria and has performed on the World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations.
Nonetheless, Troost-Ekong has not made Nigeria’s squad for the final two worldwide home windows. The final time he was a part of the crew was in September for the sport towards Sao Tome and Principe.
In an earlier report, Soccernet revealed that Troost-Ekong had a conflict with Peseiro, which is why he has not gotten a call-up just lately.
Nonetheless, in a current interview, Troost-Ekong has acknowledged that certainly one of his goals is to play on the AFCON in Ivory Coast subsequent yr.
“We spoke about it[attending the AFCON] once I arrived at PAOK. On the time I used to be captaining Nigeria, I stated we labored very arduous as a crew to qualify for the AFCON, and it’s my dream to go there and win it,” Troost-Ekong advised Oma Sports.
“The final months, I’ve needed to rethink all the pieces and going to the AFCON will probably be an enormous sacrifice, particularly with how issues are going at my membership.
“So, yeah, I’d love to do it once more. However it’s a must to really feel the appreciation and get the invite. So we’ll see about it. I’ll hold working arduous at my membership, give my finest performances, and see what occurs.”
Because it stands, it appears Peseiro’s most well-liked centre-back are Calvin Bassey and Semi Ajayi. Nonetheless, Troost-Ekong may add rather a lot by way of management and expertise.
