Super Eagles assistant captain William Troost Ekong has revealed how Super Eagles’ late coach Stephen Keshi influenced his decision to represent Nigeria.
The Paok Salonika defender who was born in Holland said his ambition has always been to play for the Orange but a phone call from the ‘Big Boss’ changed the whole narrative.
” I watched a lot of football with my Dad. He was always watching the Super Eagles, but growing up in Holland, I also dreamt about playing for the Dutch national team,” said the defender, who moved to the UK aged 12 to attend boarding school.
“But when I got the phone call from Stephen Keshi at the time, who was a player and a legend who I watched growing up as a kid, especially as a central defender, I was kind of taken aback, and for him to ask me to play for Nigeria, I didn’t have to think twice.
“I think I said yes before I even had to think about anything or ask anyone because it just felt right, and I haven’t looked back since.
“Something really feels right about playing for Nigeria”, he told AFP.
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