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Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has opened up on why he chose to represent Nigeria at the international level. Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and Nigerian father, Troost-Ekong was eligible to feature for both the Super Eagles and the Oranje but opted for the former, making his debut in June 2015 against Chad. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
According to the Al-Kholood defender, a phone conversation with the late Stephen Keshi convinced him to represent the three-time African champions.
Troost-Ekong had earlier represented the Netherlands at the U-20 and U-17 levels.
“I had the decision quite early in my career. I was 20 at the time, I had just finished my breakthrough season in the Netherlands, my first year of playing probably 30-plus games in the Eredivisie, which is the highest league in the Netherlands.
“And all of a sudden I got a phone call from Stephen Keshi, who was the coach at the time, ex-captain and ex-player, so I was quite blown away when he called me.
“Just at the start of the season, I had played for the Dutch U19 and U20 squads, but there was no real perspective yet for the first team.
“This was the only tangible option that I had. The choice was between trying to progress and later in my career maybe having a chance to play for the Netherlands or having a chance now to play for the Super Eagles, who were kind of going through a transition stage where a lot of their defenders at that time were a little bit older, so I knew that they wanted to make some changes there.Do You Want To See The Video Of This Content? Click Here, The Full .Video IS HE.RE: Don’t Forget to visit the website for more fresh and original updates To Watch The Video. 👉 …Viêw _More. Also Here Thanks.
“And taking that opportunity, which then in turn would give me more perspective for my club, so I kind of made that decision thinking about all those things.” Ekong, 31, has won 77 caps for Nigeria, scoring 7 goals. He was adjudged the best player at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire earlier this year....READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
