William Troost-Ekong has admitted Super Eagles players are under pressure ahead of Tuesday’s crucial second leg World Cup qualifying playoffs against Ghana inside the Moshood Abiola stadium, Abuja.
The Eagles will host the reverse fixture against their eternal rivals and must win to secure qualification for a seventh World Cup appearance.
For the Black Stars a win or a score draw will be enough for the Black Stars to qualify.
Also Read: 2022 WCQ Playoffs: How Ghanaian Supporters Harassed, Attacked Eagles Bus In Kumasi –Osimhen
In Friday’s first leg fixture Troost-Ekong was part of a resolute backline that kept the Black Stars at bay.
And speaking ahead of the big game on Tuesday, the Super Eagles assistant captain said:”We are always under pressure playing for Nigeria everytime we are putting on the shirt and representing millions. We know how much it means for us and for our families.”
The Watford defender described the first leg result as positive.
“Going to Kumasi and getting a draw I think it wasn’t a bad result and come Tuesday we are hoping to secure the ticket.”
By James Agberebi in Abuja
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Go SE, you will be winners.
We are coming to ANNEXED Abuja
Abuja ll fall like the BERLIN WALL
https://youtu.be/T2RtoRG4F4k
Haha
So there was nothing special about that Kumasi Stadium
Nigeria will become Victorious in Jesus name, inshallah. “Nigeria the Victor while Ghana the vanquished”
God is a Ghanaian lol
Never will he be a Nigeria lol
The heavens are with ghana whiles the Lucifer is carrying naija haha
The king of witchcraft lives in Nigeria lol
You still run your mouth?
Now God is a Ghanaian?
After the Phantom massacre at Kumasi?
What a blasphemous statement! Because you have chosen to dishonor God because of ordinary football, may your team (Black Stars) never shine again. May you never make it to the World Cup.
SHUT your lame ASS UP mehn…
Whats BLASPHEMY there??
Its normal to boast by saying GOD is from this COUNTRY or that COUNTRY..
If you say so to HIM, what will you say to a GOSPEL SINGER(PANAM PERCY PAUL) who implied in his song that JESUS is an AFRICAN??
*what will the WHITE FOLKS say by hearing that someone sang about JESUS being an AFRICAN??
You lack sense for that Your response, how can you disrespect God is such a manner?
Even if you want to refer God to a country not Ghana in which a kindergarten staircase for a nursery School slide was used as a staircase for a plane
LMFAO!! Now you are being funny..
It is easy to identify a jobless man. Seems he spends his whole day here dropping rubbish.
Jobless? My name is SELFMADE king!!
How can I be a jobless man when am a Ghanaian with the famed, God given sense which is the common sense haha
Ghanaians don’t boast but we know how to make money genuinely and I can bet u am FINE THAN U haha
U can have all the job in the world mister but when u come to my presence, the one and only GHANAIAN KING, I ll always OUTSMART u and at least the past days here has shown who’s the smartest as most of u are clowns and can’t even think and reason haha
The only thing God endowed Ghanaians is REASONABLE COMMON SENSE which u lack haha
Good talk..SE always play well and produce good results against all odds when under pressure. So pressure is not a bad thing.
We are coming to ANNEXED ABUJA
The capital ll fall loll
We are bringing our pickaxes, axes, hammers lol
We are coming to do a demolition job like this
https://youtu.be/zmRPP2WXX0U
Haha
They will have freedom to go to Qatar. SE, go!
Freedom for his people is better. Ghana won’t be free on Tuesday. Go SE, it’s victory or nothing has happened to them.
My bother freedom is better and not until we win Ghana come Tuesday, nothing.
2023 is a big pressure but hopefully we live with it. Go SE!!!
How come CSN didn’t cover the Falconets impressive world cup qualification this weekend?
_ Falcons Smash Senegal 7:2 _
After sumptuously sweeping Senegal aside 3:1 in the first leg of this weekend’s last round Under 20 women’s world cup qualifiers, the Falconets knew they were just a heartbeat away from qualification.
And they did the business in their now-infamously ruthless manner by dismantling their Senegalese counterparts 4:1 this Saturday thereby ending the encounter with a truly astonishing 7:2 aggregate to qualify for the World Cup in style.
In the build up to this second leg at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin City, the Falconets’ assistant coach Moses Aduku said: “Despite winning in Senegal, we will play like a cup final and finish strongly; we are coming all out from the blast of the whistle.”
And that was exactly what his teenage ladies did as it took only 7 minutes for fabulous Flourish Sebastine to crash the back of the net for Nigeria’s first goal. Even at that, the Falconets already had a goal disallowed in the 5th minute.
With Nigeria well in the driving seat, Sebastian’s daring header in 20 minutes left the Senegal goalkeeper clutching at straws as girls were now effectively being separated from women – 2:0 to Nigeria at that point.
“(This) Nigerian side is more athletically and tactically ready. I have the impression that we do not play in the same age category,” said the Senegalese coach Aicha Ndiaye before this match and to me, she was spot on as her girls and our merciless Falconets are definitely not in the same league.
And the gulf in class continued to be reflected on the pitch after Esther Onyenezide made it 3:0 for Nigeria from the penalty spot in just 25 minutes.
But there was to be a slim route back into the encounter for the Senegalese after their goalkeeper Ndiaye converted a penalty of their own in 45 minutes to make the scoreline 3:1 at that point, something that mirrors the final scoreline of the first leg.
To the eternal credit of the Senegalese, they never stopped battling which would have impressed their coach. Indeed for long periods in the second half, it was as if the game would end 3:1 or the Senegalese would somehow reduce the deficit with their admirable grit and determination, but it was not to be.
Super sub Joy Jerry jumped for joy when in 89 minutes, she added gloss to the scoreline with an emphatic finish that left the Senegalese stunned.
4:1 it ended.
In truth, I cannot praise these Falconets too highly. They deserve every accolade that comes their way. It has been an extremely heartwarming, gratifying and uplifting campaign that saw these promising ladies not only qualify for the World Cup, but to also do so in style.
Two goals hero Flourish Sebastine said: “My big motivation is seeing myself at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup and to showcase what we’ve got to win the trophy.”
And all I can say is, ‘all of us Nigeria fans are with you all the way; you’ve got this!’
Deo…
U are a real lover of the game I commend u.up nest God willing on Tuesday we shall all sing for joy…. Got my ticket already, let’s all storm the stadium ready to scream and shout for our beloved country in other put this loud mouthed neighbors in there place. We move
Iheanacho should start from the bench. Our three man midfield should comprise of Aribo (directly behind Osimhen), Bonke and Onyeka. This is the only way we can mitigate and possibly take back control of the midfield from Ghana. I miss Iwobi. He would have done better playing directly behind Osimhen with his eye for passes and scoring as well.
There is no denying, there is pressure, great pressure on SE because of what is at stake, the ever demanding Nigeia fans, and the underdog status of Ghana due to their dismal outing at the last AFCON, and also the consequences of an away goal.
Ghana is never an underdog!
I wish Umeruo or Semi Ajayi will pair Balogun instead of Ekong… That game was lost on Friday against Ghana of not for Balogun… Ekong’s clearance, ball usage and recovery when beaten is hypertensive… I am always scared! Can’t he be benched?
Can you guys imagine Ghana lodging a protest against CAF’s approved 60,000 fans in Abuja stadium? Fear don begin to catch them, looking for something to hang onto.
NFF better make sure that everything is in order and ensure all rules and protocol of CAF governing this match is adhered to strictly otherwise these useless Ghanaian FA will want to win in the boardroom after SE will have snatched their sorry ass on the pitch
Just imagine useless country protesting. You guys hasn’t seen nothing. The kind of hostile environment you will meet that basket keeper in last nations cup will be shaking till the end of the match. You guys should thank your God its not Lagos you are coming but i trust the northern supporters to do a great job that day.
The more the histology the better it ll motivate us to whoop that BIG FOR NOTHING Ass haha
Besides the stadium wldnt be packed because we know a lot of fans ll be scared to come due to SCAMMERS, yahoo yahoo boys and probably PICK POCKETS lol
Pls stay home if u don’t want ur phone to be snatched by these rogue BOKOM haha
Bro you are so jobless. I have watched you for a while now and I’m now very sure that you are a psyhco who needs psychiatric care. Because I can’t see what pleasure you’ve been getting from morphing into several identities to disturb the peace in this forum over the past 3-4 years.
I first noticed you and your
style of commenting as Ashy Slashy on this forum some years back. You went missing for a while and returned sometime l8r with two doctor monikers (Dr. Korede oderinde & and another I can’t recall now ‘of the far far better than fame’).
More recently, you go as Igbekun abo to comment here.
You comment as Bobby the fake south African & for about 2 weeks now as a ghanaian named Selfmade & some other strange names posing as ghanaians.
I recognize you irrespective of whatever name & personality you employ because:
1). You have a penchant for attacking & mocking people with a Dr. title attached to their IDs.
2). You use very foul, ‘teenish’ language & swear words in an argument
3). and lastly you always talk about your deep hatred for bullies and how you like to stand up to them which I have always found hypocritical as you exhibit bullish behavior in every morph form you take.
I’m not sure what your deal is but you might need to go see someone for help.
It might be a form of entertainment to you but believe me bro when I tell you it is not ok at all.
Please GROW up and go get help quick.
And for forumites engaging him as a Ghanaian.
Please stop as you are only entertaining a sick sick person.
Thank you my brother @Jace, your intelligence duly unmask this fraud of a guy and a lunatic. That’s why I called him “Smelly Shit” earlier because I knew it was the erstwhile “Igbekun Abo” which translate to “Shit full plate” lol.
I had noticed his way of narratives and also the fact that Igbekun Abo has since disappeared ever since “Selfmade Slave” appeared few weeks ago.
This guy surely needs Psychiatrist help before he becomes full blown SCHIZOPHRENIC.
Hahahaa!!
The little low lying son of a bitch with a stolen “DR” has appeared again haha
Remove that stolen title in front of ur name because it makes u look cheap and complex filled
Inferiority complex is a helluva of a drug lol
The BOKOM animals are now fighting among themselves because one SMART GHANAIAN KING has confused their generator fumes mind haha
I was Dr drey, now am what IBEGUN ABO haha
Ibeguan what lol
What BOKOM animal is that haha
These bastards with their fake, stolen titles are wonderful haha
Very soon this dick sucking son of ghetto bitch ll drop that STOLEN DR TITLE haha
For all u know, if we asked him to bring his ssce certificate he ll sell us a story that it has been stolen in BOKOM land haha
U retarded SCUMBAG
Clap for urself u schizophrenia dog lol
U simply a confused idiot lol
Confusing me with all these losers u mentioned makes me think u on some hallucinogenic medications haha
Haha
You should be a tout from one local ghana motor park..Your usage of a basic English is abysmal..We all know you Ghanaians are the biggest assholes,hypocrites and ass lickers in the world..We all know you go into hiding in that quack you live in after Tuesday.
Good luck coach Eguavoen boys.
https://youtu.be/yDO-Q4PXjZk?t=13
And for forumites engaging him thinking he is Ghanaian,
Please stop as you are only entertaining a sick person.
Wonders shall never cease. Selfmade Ghanaian bitch is now the honourable Igbekun Omo Abo… Lolzzzz…… Man pickin rest him case.
As for you Dr Banks, I will take the high road today. Later, you and I will renew our rivalry. Aribaaaaa! Heaven bless Super Eagles players.
Please, let us try and lower the temperature a little bit. In the final analysis, this is still a football match, regardless. As for the calls for Mr. Augustine Eguavoen to be fired after the Ghana game and hire a foreign coach, my question is this, so Nigerian players could play this game at the highest level but couldn’t coach it at the highest level? Kind of baffles me. As for the game on Tuesday, I would advise the coaches to play three natural mid-fielders at least to match the Ghanaians in that department. I’m aware it might hamper us a little bit offensively, but I would rather take my chances on penalty-kicks than concede at home. By the way, Ghana’s coach Mr. Otto Addo was right; the pressure is squarely on us.