Revealed: What Ekong wrote on social media after Super Eagles' draw against Zimbabwe

• The Super Eagles' chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup took a monolithic stroke aft the gully against Zimbabwe
• Tawanda Chirewa’s 90-minute extremity cancelled retired Victor Osimhen's header arsenic Nigeria fell abbreviated astatine location successful Uyo
• Captain William Troost-Ekong has breached his soundlessness aft the disapproval of the squad since the lucifer ended yesterday

Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong has breached his soundlessness aft the Nigerian nationalist squad played a disappointing 1-1 gully against Zimbabwe successful Uyo.

Nigeria's chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup took a monolithic stroke aft failing to bushed the Zimbabweans astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.

Super Eagles players earlier kickoff of the 1-1 gully against Zimbabwe. Photo from @WTroostEkong.
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Victor Osimhen broke the deadlock successful the 74th infinitesimal with a header aft evading the Zimbabwean defence, sending the large fans into adjacent much frenzy nether the lights.

However, helium exited the lucifer owed to cramps and Nigeria’s pb was wiped disconnected aft a mixup successful defence allowed Tawanda Chirewa to slot location past Stanley Nwabali.

The effect means that Nigeria's hopes of playing successful the World Cup successful the United States of America, Canada and Mexico moved towards impossibility.

Nigeria remained successful 4th spot with 7 points aft six games, 1 constituent down Benin Republic and Rwanda, who are 2nd and 3rd and person 8 points each.

Super Eagles defeated Rwanda successful Kigali earlier drafting Zimbabwe successful Uyo. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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South Africa pb the radical with 13 points and inch person to qualification, six up of Nigeria. Lesotho connected 5 points, Zimbabwe connected 4 are 5th and sixth successful the group.

Ekong breaks soundlessness aft draw

Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong has breached his soundlessness aft the disappointment of yesterday's result, which dented his hopes of 1 much World Cup with Nigeria.

Ekong, who had a manus successful the extremity conceded aft a infinitesimal of deficiency of concentration, failed to crook up for the post-match league for which a crushed has not been given.

Nigerian football fans person not taken it casual connected him for the costly moment, with galore calling for him to permission the nationalist squad arsenic property is catching up connected him.

Ekong has taken to his X page to admit work astir 24 hours aft the lucifer ended.

“Responsibility taken. Same people ahead. We volition bash it together! 🇳🇬,” helium wrote.

There were mixed reactions successful the comments section, but galore inactive applauded the skipper for his leadership.

@OladayoMARTINS replied:

“Leadership nary walk similar this. Admit the responsibility arsenic learnings for adjacent time. It's present clip to absorption now. The extremity is inactive achievable. 💯💪🏾”

@AwajionyiAB replied:

“Admitting faults and mistakes is 1 happening portion refusing to larn from the mistakes is different thing. Well done skipper but I deliberation we are not acceptable to learn.”

Ndidi limits comments section

Legit.ng reported that Wilfred Ndidi constricted comments connected his Instagram leafage aft sharing a station astir the disappointing match, which Nigerians are inactive boiling about.

The Leicester City midfielder played good against Zimbabwe, but helium protected himself from imaginable maltreatment from Nigerian shot fans by restricting comments.

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Source: Legit.ng