Championship: Watford Win Over Sheffield Excites Ekong

  Championship: Watford Win Over Sheffield Excites Ekong By Sampson Adedeji As the English championship side Watford FC continued its quest to secure promotion to the English premier league, Nigeria's Super Eagles defender William Troost Ekong has expressed his excitement playing for the club, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The defender who played 90 minutes in the Super Eagles' 3-0 win over Lesotho in Lagos on Tuesday, was thrown straight into action against Sheffield Wednesday and he gave a good account of himself. “It was a lot to travel and then play again so it's a massive result for us,” said Troost-Ekong after the win that took the second-place Hornets nine points clear of third place. “These kind of games are the ones that hopefully get you promoted. They are not as beautiful as a 6-0 at home and we had our luck with the goal, but you earn your luck and we worked hard for that. "We did well to control the game. Sheffield Wednesday had the ball a lot and played good football, but they weren't that dangerous apart from one big chance. Troost-Ekong started his career as a youth player in England, with Fulham and then Tottenham and always dreamed of making it professionally in this country. He had to go to Holland, Belgium, Turkey and then Italy before finally coming full circle and back to where it all started. “These opportunities don't come around very often,” he said. “I've worked so hard to get back here and the team has worked so hard to get into this position. You have to enjoy it. That's what ticks us over. When we are out there, we don't look under pressure and the more you play like that, the more confidence you build up. We are on an upward spiral, which is massive at this stage of the season. It's good to play in a team like this. Everyone feels confident and we know if we do our jobs, we probably win the game," he said.