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“We Have a Lot of Quality Players” – Troost-Ekong Shows Confidence in Super Eagles
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has expressed confidence in the team’s strength ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe.
Nigeria will face Zimbabwe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday evening, following their solid 2-0 win over Rwanda in the last match.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Troost-Ekong highlighted the team’s depth and tactical awareness.
“We have a lot of smart players who play at a high level and can easily adapt to different tactics,” Troost-Ekong said. “The coaches have mentioned it too — there’s a lot of quality in this team, so it’s not about teaching players how to play football.”
The current Super Eagles squad includes top talents like African Footballer of the Year Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen, who won the award before Lookman. The match against Zimbabwe is set to kick off at 5 pm.
Head coach of Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone, speaks on team defense and called out a player who needs to toughen up. He shared that Ademola Lookman needs to work on defense.
“Ademola Lookman arrived with great enthusiasm and desire to keep growing. We need him to add defensive work to what he already gives us offensively, because he has that ability,” he then added.
“He’s shown it with the Nigeria national team, and we need him in that role.”
Former football legend Paul Merson states that Mohammad Salah is the greatest winger of all time.
While also praising Bukayo Saka for being the winger in form right now.
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