Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong, faces a race to be fit for the rest of the AFCON 2023 tournament after missing Nigeria’s final group game against Guinea-Bissau,
Troost-Ekong, whose penalty sealed a 1-0 win for the Eagles over the Ivory Coast in their second group-stage match, reportedly suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of that game,
The 30-year-old has been unable to train with the rest of his teammates since after the Ivory Coast match, working separately on his own with the ball at the Police College, Cocody, Abidjan.
It is expected that Troost-Ekong will continue to undergo treatment while it is hoped that he recovers before the Eagles last-16 tie.
Meanwhile, the former Udinese and Watford defender also adds that the current Eagles team might be the best he has played in.
“It is so early still, but my belief in the team has stayed the same,” Troost-Ekong told the BBC.
“If I look at the players we have now, it might be the best team I have played in for Nigeria. That is with all due respect to some of the legends that have been there,” he added.
