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William Troost-Ekong: AFCON 2023 MVP working to be match for Nigeria’s World Cup qualifiers vs South Africa

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Tremendous Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong is working his means again to full health as he recovers from the damage he sustained on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng stories.

Troost-Ekong suffered an damage throughout Nigeria’s second group sport on the AFCON towards Cote d’Ivoire, through which he scored the Tremendous Eagles’ successful aim.

The previous Watford defender missed Nigeria’s subsequent match towards Guinea-Bissau, however he returned within the knockout rounds and featured because the Eagles reached the ultimate.

Troost-Ekong scored within the semifinal and the ultimate and was named the event’s Most Invaluable Participant.

Nonetheless, after cautious evaluation and session with medical professionals on the finish of the AFCON, it was found that the 29-year-old centre-back had ruptured the biceps femoris in his proper leg.

Subsequently, Troost-Ekong had surgical procedure in Finland, and he was anticipated to overlook the remainder of the season.

He has not performed for his membership, PAOK FC since his return from the AFCON, together with lacking the primary leg of their Europa Convention League quarterfinal conflict towards Raphael Onyedika’s Membership Brugge.

Membership Brugge claimed a slim 1-0 win in that encounter, however PAOK want to overturn that deficit and make it to the semifinals.

Nonetheless, whereas PAOK have confirmed that Troost-Ekong shouldn’t be within the squad for the second leg of the tie, the Greek membership aspect provided an update on the Nigeria worldwide’s rehabilitation.

The Tremendous Eagles defender didn’t take part in group coaching; reasonably, he did some physiotherapy and hung out within the gymnasium.

Regardless of his damage setback, Troost-Emong continues to be not dominated out of Nigeria’s essential World Cup qualifiers in June.

The Tremendous Eagles face South Africa and the Benin Republic within the first week of that month, with a defeat in any of these video games prone to derail qualification hopes.

Imhons Erons

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