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William Troost-Ekong has praised Gernot Rohr's Benin Republic for their performance against Nigeria yesterday night.
The Super Eagles captain was in action for his national team as they secured a 1-1 draw against Benin Republic.
Nigeria did not have the best performance against Benin, but the team was able to grind out the result needed in the game.
The draw sealed Augustine Eguavoen’s team’s qualification for the AFCON 2025 tournament in Morocco.
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‘We’ll be very ready’ - Troost-Ekong confident ahead of Benin Republic clash
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has claimed he is confident ahead of Nigeria’s clash against Benin Republic.
Ekong speaks on Benin’s game plan
In his post-match remarks, Ekong commended Benin for their valiant effort and conveyed his admiration for Nigeria's tenacity.
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Ekong told NFF Media after the game, “I want to congratulate our coach, our team for qualifying for the AFCON. That was our objective four to five months ago when we started this campaign.
“Our idea was always to try and win this game, we don’t want to put on a showing that is not worthy of Nigeria, so, today, we obviously have to give credit to Benin.
“They had a good game plan. I thought we were a little bit unlucky in the moment they scored because we were missing a man off the pitch on the other side in Victor Osimhen and that’s when they scored the set-piece.
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“Credit to them, we know they’re a good threat from that, and we know they tried to win the game, but like the coach said, 1-1 was a fair result and we’re very happy to qualify and remain unbeaten in this campaign.”
On Monday, Nigeria will play Rwanda in their last group match at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.
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