Super Eagles star prepared for fans after Full Time result against Rwanda in Kigali

• William Troost-Ekong has disclosed that the precocious expectations from Nigerian shot fans are a root of information for the Supper Eagles
• The three-time African champions indispensable assertion each 3 points against Rwanda to stay successful contention for the World Cup ticket
• Ekong disclosed that helium is utilized to disapproval from fans, saying helium has already developed a heavy skin

Super Eagles skipper Willaim Troost-Ekong has disclosed that helium has 'developed heavy skin' and knows however to grip criticisms from shot fans.

The Al-Kholood of Saudi Arabia prima shrugged disconnected insinuations that fans would lambast the players should they driblet points successful Kigali.

Nigeria look a must-win task successful Kigali erstwhile they instrumentality connected Rwanda connected Match Day 5 of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Super Eagles of Nigeria purpose for each 3 points against Rwanda. Photo: @NGSuperEagles.
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The Super Eagles person struggled successful the campaign, having managed conscionable 3 points from 4 matches.

Benin apical the radical with 8 points, followed by Rwanda and South Africa, who person 7 points each, per ESPN.

The three-time African champions request each 3 points from the Amahoro Stadium should they anticipation to reposition themselves for the ticket.

Ekong understands that fans would expect a triumph against Rwanda, and thing abbreviated of triumph would pull choler and insults from fans.

Speaking up of the encounter, Ekong responded to journalists, arsenic per All Nigeria Soccer:

"You see, me, I person a heavy tegument now. that come. I deliberation if you privation to play for a large state similar Nigeria, we person possibly adjacent to 300 cardinal critics, 300 cardinal supporters. I deliberation we effort to usage that arsenic a power."

He further emphasised that the squad stay focused connected the task astatine hand, adding that the precocious expectations are a root of information alternatively than a burden.

The erstwhile Udinese of Italy prima added:

"I accidental to the players—we had a meeting—that this unit is simply a privilege. Whenever I person this badge connected my chest, it means truthful overmuch to me," helium said. "When you privation to bash large things with a large team, that is portion of it. So if anything, it is motivating for us.""I deliberation we person large characters successful the team. You spot that there's nary other feeling from the outside. "The lone unit that we person is wrong due to the fact that we privation to beryllium to everybody that we tin bash amended and that we should beryllium astatine the World Cup."

The Super Eagles volition people each 3 points erstwhile they instrumentality connected Rwanda successful Kigali. Photo: Issouf SANOGO.
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NFF sends connection to Super Eagles

Legit.ng earlier reported that the NFF its enforcement committee gathering held astatine its secretariat successful Abuja connected Monday, March 17, 2025, made a solution connected the nationalist team.

The football assemblage confirmed that each logistics and wide enactment services person been enactment successful spot for the team, and urged the players to spell for each maximum points.

Impressive striker Victor Osimhen arrived aboriginal and was 1 of those who reported first, with skipper William Troost-Ekong arriving contiguous with the big of Premier League stars including the Innit Boys.

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