Mamadou Niang states that Calvin Bassey should replace William Troost-Ekong as the defender in the Super Eagles team.

It can be recalled that the player, William Troost-Ekong, revealed that he will be retiring from international football which came as a shock to his fans.

“He is a talented, tough defender who has very good distribution with his left foot, and athletic quality which is above average.”

“He is a player I think is a leader of the Nigeria defence, who can replace Troost-Ekong, who took this Nigerian team to the AFCON final,” speaking about Calvin Bassey.

Former Nigeria international Tijani Babangida shares belief that Super Eagles could have a chance at the AFCON 2025 after their fail in qualifying for the FIFA 2026 World Cup.

“I think that after the unfortunate experience of missing the FIFA World Cup back to back, it is still very painful to digest this reality.”

“However, the next target is the AFCON tournament, which can be used to redeem the image of Nigerian football.”

Former English player, Martin Keown, shared his prediction on teams that will challenge Arsenal and Manchester City for the Premier League world title.

He mentioned Aston Villa and how they are gaining ground on becoming a challenger to these two clubs:

“Unai Emery doesn’t want to create too much pressure or attraction around his team, We have to say that, yes, Aston Villa are in the title race. I do think they are and that’s more to do with their manager than anything else. Emery has turned them into title challengers.”