William Troost-Ekong
28 Feb
Super Eagles and PAOK defender William Troost-Ekong has undergone a successful surgery after suffering a ruptured biceps femoris in his right leg. The surgery took place in Finland on Tuesday, 27 February, 2024. He is now a huge doubt when the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup resume in June. Troost-Ekong suffered the injury…
26 Feb
Super Eagles vice captain William Troost-Ekong is set to miss the rest of the season after rupturing his biceps femoris in his right leg. According to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Troost-Ekong will undergo a minor surgery in Finland on Tuesday, 27 February, 2024. Troost-Ekong sustained the injury in the Super Eagles second group game…
16 Feb
Telecommunications partner of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), MTN Nigeria, has urged the senior national team to build on its outstanding performance at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations to excel in future challenges.
15 Feb
Super Eagles Assistant Captain, William Troost-Ekong, who was named the best player at the just-concluded Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, has been named in the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Best XI of the tournament.
13 Feb
Super Eagles defender and assistant captain, William Troost-Ekong, who was named best player at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations, said he would have preferred to win the title than the individual award he got at the championship.
9 Feb
Some of the clubs in the Saudi Arabian Professional League are strongly interested in snapping up Nigerian defender, William Troost-Ekong ahead of the summer transfer window.
4 Feb
After an unimpressive start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria's Super Eagles became the first team to reach the semi-finals and have been tipped as favourites for the title. The Super Eagles boast of an array of stars who have turned up when it mattered most in their quest…
31 Jan
Nigeria's Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has said the team is motivated to improve as the AFCON 2023 tournament progresses. The Eagles will be back in action on Friday, 2 January when they will take on Angola. The three-time AFCON winners began their campaign with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea. Troost-Ekong then scored…
31 Jan
Super Eagles stars, Victor Osimhen and William Troost-Ekong, have been declared free of illegal substances by the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) anti-doping body.
21 Jan
Born in the Netherlands and educated in England, Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has not looked back at international level since opting to represent Nigeria.
21 Jan
A William Troost-Ekong second half penalty secured a 1-0 win for Nigeria’s Super Eagles against hosts Côte d’Ivoire, in their second Group A game at the AFCON 2023 in Abidjan on Thursday.
19 Jan
The Super Eagles, yesterday, rose from the ashes of their opening day 1-1 draw with minnows, Equatorial Guinea, to register one of their best results in recent time, beating hosts, Cote d’Ivoire, 1-0 in their second game of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.
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