William Troost-Ekong reveals how he adapted into Super Eagles captaincy

• Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong was calved successful the Netherlands but plays for Nigeria internationally
• The Saudi Arabia-based defender has adapted to the relation of the nationalist squad campy for implicit 2 years now
• Ekong has explained however helium manages the diverseness successful the squad contempt being calved and raised successful Europe

Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong has explained however helium manages the captaincy of the Nigerian nationalist squad contempt the diverseness and being calved extracurricular the country.

Ekong was calved successful Harlem, Netherlands and switched his planetary allegiance to play for Nigeria arsenic aboriginal arsenic 21 having represented his state of commencement astatine younker levels.

William Troost-Ekong successful enactment for Nigeria against Rwanda successful Kigali. Photo from @WTroostEkong.
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He has risen to the relation of the team’s skipper from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations successful Ivory Coast erstwhile Ahmed Musa ceded on-pitch responsibilities to him.

He has earned plaudits from Nigerians for his dedication connected the transportation arsenic good arsenic his enactment accomplishment which has shown done his decision-making, behaviour and speech.

The Al-Kholood defender professionally led the squad done their 16-hour hostage ordeal astatine Al Abraq International Airport successful Libya successful October 2024.

Ekong explains captaincy role

The Dutch-born defender leads the Nigerian nationalist squad during the planetary interruption yet again, this clip during the important 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

The 2-0 triumph implicit Rwanda astatine the Amahoro Stadium successful Kigali was his archetypal crippled successful the bid and helium helped the squad to a important triumph and kept a cleanable sheet.

Speaking exclusively to Legit.ng during the pre-match league up of hosting Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, helium reflected connected his relation arsenic captain.

“I deliberation it's thing that has been portion of my DNA,” Ekong told Legit.ng. “My dada lived successful Lagos and each vacation I spent it successful Nigeria arsenic a kid, truthful increasing up successful Nigeria was portion of my upbringing.

He further expressed that the travel done the years has fixed him the work of looking aft the caller players some the Nigerian-born and overseas players.

“Now we're portion of a caller generation, we've got a batch of players coming to play for Nigeria particularly players from diaspora which is an astonishing happening and present it's my work to promote these players,” helium said.“We tin each spot what they bring to the squad and it's fixed the manager much players to take from location and abroad, everyone wants to travel and marque a quality and beryllium portion of this large group.”

William Troost-Ekong reacts aft Nigeria mislaid AFCON 2023 last to Ivory Coast. Photo by Visionhaus.
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The erstwhile Premier League defender volition beryllium successful contention to commencement again time arsenic the Eagles anticipation to marque it six points successful this model and support anticipation live to suffice for the Mundial successful the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

Ekong sent connection to Zimbabwe

Legit.ng reported that Ekong sent a connection to Zimbabwe aft reports emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised the squad $150,000 to bushed Nigeria.

Ekong warned Zimbabwe to hide it arsenic the Super Eagles volition combat to assertion each 3 points and not springiness the Warriors a accidental of getting their president’s promise.

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Source: Legit.ng