{"id":57748,"date":"2022-01-19T16:44:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T15:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcon-2021-super-eagles-have-two-challenges-nigerian-defender-troost-ekong"},"modified":"2022-01-19T17:32:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T16:32:56","slug":"afcon-2021-super-eagles-have-two-challenges-nigerian-defender-troost-ekong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/afcon-2021-super-eagles-have-two-challenges-nigerian-defender-troost-ekong","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2021: Super Eagles have two challenges \u2013 Nigerian defender, Troost-Ekong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong, has said Augustine Eguavoen\u2019s men have two challenges ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tie against Guinea-Bissau at the Roumd\u00e9 Adjia Stadium, Garoua, in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>Troost-Ekong said winning the ongoing 2021 AFCON and qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year are the two challenges of the Super Eagles because they pledged for each of them.<\/p>\n<p>The Watford star spoke during his pre-match press conference ahead of Nigeria\u2019s Group D final tie with Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria currently tops Group D with six points after beating Egypt and Sudan in the ongoing AFCON, while Guinea-Bissau is in the third position with a point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will face a strong opponent and we will work the same way to win. I have experience in this competition and I try to use it to improve,\u201d Troost-Ekong said as quoted by CAF Online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started to believe in ourselves after a series of failures and now we continue to do well and we will improve even more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two challenges, the Africa Cup of Nations and reaching the World Cup. Nothing is easy and we all pledge to fight for each of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong, has said Augustine Eguavoen\u2019s men have two challenges ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tie against Guinea-Bissau at the Roumd\u00e9 Adjia Stadium, Garoua, in Cameroon. 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