Super Eagles assistant skipper hails Golden Eaglets after AFCON qualification

Last Updated: January 16, 2021By
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong says the team is hungry and ready for redemption after their shambolic showing against Sierra Leone on Friday.

Super Eagles assistant captain, William Troost-Ekong has congratulated the Golden Eaglets for qualifying for the final of the 2021 WAFU B tournament.

The Eaglets booked their place in the final of the Wafu B U17 tournament and have also qualified for the U17 Afcon in Morocco after a 1 – 0 win over Burkina Faso on Friday.

Michael Emmanuel Papo’s solitary strike in the 77th minutes was enough to guide the Fatai Amoo’s into the final of the tournament in Togo.

After the final whistle, Ekong, immediately took to his social media handle to congratulate the team.

“Well done boys! Keep making us proud! Next step AFCON,” he wrote on Twitter.

The Eaglets will now face Ivory Coast in the final on Sunday.

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