2022 Qatar WCQ: Ekong Happy To Reach 50th Cap For Eagles

2022 Qatar WCQ: Ekong Happy To Reach 50th Cap For Eagles Sampson Adedeji After helping Nigeria's Super Eagles to a 2-0 win over Lone Stars of Liberia, defender William Troost-Ekong is excited to achieve have played his 50th game for Nigeria, BSNsports.com.ng can report Former Bursaspor of Turkey player switched allegiance to Nigeria a few years back after representing Netherland at the youth level. He made his senior international debut for the Super Eagles on 13 June 2015, playing 90 minutes in an AFCON qualifying match against Chad. The Nigeria senior men's football team on Friday opened their 2022 world cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Liberia with Ekong wearing the skipper armband in the absence of the original captain Ahmed Musa who was on the bench. Also Read: Iheanacho Nets Brace As Eagles Pip Liberia’s Lone Star, Top Group C He reacted to the team victory after the game while he was also happy to have reached a certain level with the Super Eagles. "+3! First step towards Qatar 2022! Well done to all the boys. On a personal note very special to play my 50th Cap for the Super Eagles. Onwards and upwards from here!", he said. Ekong was part of Dream Team to Rio 2016 where he helped the team to the Bronze medal and appeared for Super Eagles Russia 2018 World Cup and 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.