Thursday, November 21, 2024

AFCON Qualifiers: We're Going For Three Points Against Benin Republic - Troost-Ekong


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  AFCON Qualifiers: We're Going For Three Points Against Benin Republic - Troost-Ekong By Omolagba Oluwayemi Nigeria and Watford defender, William Troost-Ekong has assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will go for the three points against Benin Republic in their Afcon qualifiers fixtures on Saturday although he admitted it won't be an easy ride BSNSports.com.ng reports. The Super Eagles assistant captain in his interview after the training on Wednesday also said everyone is getting along well and happy to be in Lagos. "It's always good to be in the camp and as you can see, all of us we get along well and happy to be here after a couple of months of no international football and all of us want to get the job done." "I think the training has been good, all the boys are fired up, we see a lot of energy, we're working really hard and I think everyone is happy to be in Lagos as well to prepare so we're going to be ready for Saturday." He said when asked about the training sessions. He also gave his verdict on the turf at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos "I think they did really well, I think have seen some pictures from where I was before and they did well to get it ready for us, let's hope that the rain and the weather won't be too bad in the next couple of games but ofcourse we've got to focus on the game on Saturday first before we think of playing about playing here." And talking about the game against Benin Republic on Saturday, he said; "It's going to be a very difficult team, I think when we played in Uyo was a hard game as well so we have to respect opposition but we going to go there go give everything and go for the 3 points. "You're going to see a team that is ready to fight and give everything to try and get the job done."
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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