{"id":22898,"date":"2024-02-11T21:40:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T21:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/afcon-troost-ekong-attracting-interest-from-saudi-clubs"},"modified":"2024-02-11T21:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T21:40:19","slug":"afcon-troost-ekong-attracting-interest-from-saudi-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/afcon-troost-ekong-attracting-interest-from-saudi-clubs","title":{"rendered":"AFCON: Troost-Ekong attracting interest from Saudi clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, is attracting interest from Saudi clubs due to his impressive display for Nigeria at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in a tweet on his X account on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Troost-Ekong currently plays for PAOK in the Greek Super League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria captain William Troost-Ekong caught the attention of clubs in Saudi due to his impressive performances in the AFCON,\u201d Romano tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been leading PAOK to top of Greek Super League and Europe Conference League, he\u2019s very happy there \u2014 but the Saudi interest for summer is strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\">Cape verde<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, is attracting interest from Saudi clubs due to his impressive display for Nigeria at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast. This was disclosed by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in a tweet on his X account on Friday. 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