William Troost-Ekong celebrates 10th cap for Nigeria
Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong, has expressed his delight after making his 10th appearance for his country in an international friendly against Senegal on Thursday.
The Gent star who featured for the entire duration in the 1-1 stalemate took to social media platform, Twitter, to celebrate his milestone feat.
?? Thanks for your great support! Good fight from the team for the draw. Proud to have played my 10th cap for Nigeria pic.twitter.com/xHPqX1gKMt
— William Troost-Ekong (@wtroostekong) March 24, 2017
Troost-Ekong, 23, was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and Nigerian dad; and went on to represent the European nation at various youth levels.
He, however, pledged allegiance to Nigeria at senior level and was handed his first cap in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad in 2015.
Troost-Ekong has since become a regular after that – developing a remarkable combination with Mainz defender, Leon Balogun.
The ex-Tottenham starlet also featured for the country at last summer’s Rio Olympics where they won Bronze.
He could move ahead to add to that cap on Monday when Nigeria face Burkina Faso in another international test game.
