Super Eagles captain Troost-Ekong fires back at Rwanda's Bizimana ahead of WCQ clash

• Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong has dismissed threats from Rwanda skipper Djihad Bizimana up of the World Cup qualifiers
• The squad volition look the Amavubi of Rwanda successful a must-win clash astatine the Amahoro Stadium successful Kigali today
• Nigeria are yet to unafraid a triumph successful their CAF qualification Group C matches, earning conscionable 3 points from 4 games

William Troost-Ekong has expressed assurance successful Super Eagles attackers up of the World Cup qualifiers.

The Amavubi are presently successful 2nd spot with 7 points, 1 constituent beneath Benin Republic, who were held to a 2-2 gully by Zimbabwe connected Thursday.

The Super Eagles stay successful 5th presumption with 4 points from 5 matches.

Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong believes Nigeria's attackers volition marque the quality against Rwanda successful their World Cup qualifiers. Photo by: MB Media.
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Ekong counters Bizimana

Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong has countered claims by Rwanda skipper Djihad Bizimana that the Wasps can halt Nigeria's attackers successful their World Cup qualifiers today.

According to AllNigeria, the erstwhile Udinese subordinate said the Amavubi cannot lucifer their words with enactment erstwhile some teams quadrate up astatine the Amahoro Stadium.

The 31-year-old acknowledged that today’s lucifer volition beryllium a pugnacious one. He said via NFF:

"I cognize Rwanda, similar Nigeria, is successful a hopeless situation, needing a triumph contiguous and anxious to beryllium themselves to their coach. They whitethorn person the precocious hand, but we judge we tin execute amended successful today’s match." "Every squad successful Africa is pugnacious to look distant from home." "We respect Rwanda and person prepared for them. I'm gladsome to perceive they judge they tin grip our team. If that’s however they’re preparing, we’ll spot however it plays retired today."

Rwanda skipper Djihad Bizimana dismisses Nigeria's attacking strength, confidently boasting that his squad tin neutralize their threat, conscionable arsenic they did successful the 2025 AFCON qualifiers per Daily Post.

Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong has backed manager Eric Chelle up of today's brushwood against Rwanda successful Kigali. Photo by: Visionhaus.
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Troost-Ekong says players acceptable to enactment with Chelle

William Troost-Ekong expressed that the Super Eagles players are acceptable to enactment with Coach Chelle.

According to Punch, the defender highlighted that the squad is adapting to the Malian coach's doctrine pursuing their grooming sessions.

The erstwhile Watford subordinate added that the lucifer against Rwanda volition service arsenic their archetypal existent test. He said

I person afloat assurance successful the team, and the squad has assurance successful the coach, and vice versa. It’s present up to america to execute. The squad is trying to recognize his coaching doctrine arsenic rapidly arsenic possible, contempt having lone 3 grooming sessions. It’s a enactment successful progress, and we anticipation for continuous growth, but this archetypal crippled volition beryllium an contiguous test, possibly rather early. There’s been a caller level of concentration, and each the players respect the manager greatly. We saw what helium did with the Mali squad astatine the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations successful Ivory Coast. "I’m not going to beryllium present and uncover our tactics; we person caller ideas, and whenever there’s a caller manager, it’s ever a accidental for players to beryllium themselves.

Chelle eyes triumph against Rwanda

Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle said his people is to bushed the Amavubi successful their brushwood today.

The 47-year-old said helium has recovered joyousness successful the existent harvest of players who recognize his tactical approaches.

The Malian noted that the squad wanted to enactment smiles connected the faces of Nigerians with bully results. He said:

I privation to beryllium with the players each day, and our absorption is connected the lucifer against Rwanda for now. After the result, we tin displacement our absorption to Zimbabwe."I privation to triumph the crippled due to the fact that the Nigerians are waiting for the important result."

Chelle deploys afloat onslaught

Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle is acceptable to include Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Moses Simon successful his starting XI for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

The 47-year-old plans to play attacking football against the Amavubi from the archetypal infinitesimal to the last whistle.

The erstwhile MC Oran manager is trusting Victor Osimhen, the erstwhile CAF Player of the Year, and Ademola Lookman, the reigning CAF POTY, to crook the team’s fortunes around.

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