Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong has stated his hope he will get the chance to win the Africa Cup of Nations title.Nigeria came close to winning the title in 2024 but lost 2-1 to hosts Elephants of Cote dIvoire in the final. Troost-Ekong enjoyed a memorable tournament as he netted three times, and also won the Player of the Tournament prize.The centre-back won a bronze medal in his appearance at the AFCON finals in Egypt 2019. The Al Kholood of Saudi Arabia defender is looking forward to claiming the title at the next edition in Morocco. Ive been there three times now. bronze medal, silver medal but I havent had the chance to win it so thats my ultimate goal and thats how much it means to me and to all the kids growing up in Africa and Nigeria, he told talkSPORT.Troost-Ekong however acknowledged the difficulty of winning the competition. We face challenging things but for the past three tournaments, Ive seen constant improvement. I think the climate is very difficult and thats something you have to adjust to, Troost-Ekong added. For players at any level, it makes it even harder to win it. I think thats why you see players like Mohammed Salah, and experts who have gone on to win the tournament always talk of the difficulty that comes with The post Winning AFCON title is my ultimate goal – Super Eagles captain William Troost Ekong appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.Winning AFCON title is my ultimate goal – Super Eagles captain William Troost Ekong
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong has stated his hope he will get the chance to win the Africa Cup of Nations title.Nigeria came close to winning the title in 2024 but lost 2-1 to hosts Elephants of Cote dIvoire in the final. Troost-Ekong enjoyed a memorable tournament as he netted three times, and also won the Player of the Tournament prize.The centre-back won a bronze medal in his appearance at the AFCON finals in Egypt 2019. The Al Kholood of Saudi Arabia defender is looking forward to claiming the title at the next edition in Morocco. Ive been there three times now. bronze medal, silver medal but I havent had the chance to win it so thats my ultimate goal and thats how much it means to me and to all the kids growing up in Africa and Nigeria, he told talkSPORT.Troost-Ekong however acknowledged the difficulty of winning the competition. We face challenging things but for the past three tournaments, Ive seen constant improvement. I think the climate is very difficult and thats something you have to adjust to, Troost-Ekong added. For players at any level, it makes it even harder to win it. I think thats why you see players like Mohammed Salah, and experts who have gone on to win the tournament always talk of the difficulty that comes with The post Winning AFCON title is my ultimate goal – Super Eagles captain William Troost Ekong appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
