Super Eagles will give playoffs best shot- Ekong
The captain of the Super Eagles, William Troost-Ekong, has said the former African champions will give the CAF Play-Off Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Morocco next month their very best shot. The three-time AFCON winners are still savouring the 4-0 win over Bénin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday that sent Nigeria to […]
super eagles captain, william troost ekong was among early arrivals in the team’s uyo camp yesterday
The captain of the Super Eagles, William Troost-Ekong, has said the former African champions will give the CAF Play-Off Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Morocco next month their very best shot.
The three-time AFCON winners are still savouring the 4-0 win over Bénin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday that sent Nigeria to the play-off tournament, which precedes the intercontinental play-offs scheduled for Mexico in March next year.
“We are quite happy to have that opportunity. It is a long route but it is a route after all. We would have loved to get the automatic ticket but it didn’t happen and we take what we have.
For us, we will remain strong and tough and ready to confront every challenge on our way as we search for the ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“It was a wonderful team effort on Tuesday evening. Everyone contributed; each person played their part. If the other match had gone in favour, we would be with the automatic ticket now. But that’s life. You take what you get and run with it, and make the best of it.”
In the CAF Play-offs, Nigeria will take on Gabon’s Palancas Negras in a ‘first semi-final’ on Thursday, 13th November, with Cameroon taking on the Democratic Republic of Congo in the ‘second semi-final’ on Friday, 14th November.
The two winners clash on Sunday, 16th November in the ‘final’, with the winner to proceed to the Intercontinental Play-offs scheduled for the Mexican cities of Guadalajara and Monterrey in March next year.