Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has shared an update on the team’s training and preparation, confidently stating that they are fired up for their crucial World Cup qualifier match against Rwanda’s Amavubi, scheduled for Friday, March 21.
The Super Eagles set up camp in Kigali on Sunday, March 16, and since then players have been arriving from their various clubs to prepare for the upcoming clash. The team held their first training session on Tuesday evening, followed by a second session on Wednesday, as the coaches intensified their preparation.
Speaking with the media, Troost-Ekong revealed that the team’s training sessions have been going well, with all players now in camp: “Everything has been good, first training session, all the boys in camp, we’re fired up. Of course we know we have a big job ahead, it comes with the pressure but I keep saying to everyone that this pressure is a privilege so all the boys are feeling that.”
The captain also expressed the team’s enthusiasm for working with new coach, Eric Chelle who has been providing clear instructions: “We are very happy to work with the new coach, he has given us a lot of new instructions, for us it’s just to make sure that we understand what he wants from us on Friday, but we are working towards that now.”
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“It’s always special when I’m here, whenever I have this badge on my chest I’m very very happy so being with the new coach, we tried our best to welcome him as quick as possible. He’s been very clear on what he wants from us, what he’s expecting and now it’s just for us to understand it and do the job,” he added.
Troost-Ekong explained that the team is focusing on breaking down their objectives into achievable tasks: “We try to break it down into things that we can actually achieve, our objectives. We are trying to prepare for the game, be very objective in how we are trying to approach it and what we need to do to focus on Rwanda.”
Troost-Ekong acknowledged that Rwanda will be a tough opponent, but expressed confidence in the team’s ability: “Of course we have to respect them for their position on the table and I think we understand what they want to do. They have a new coach as well so it’s going to be a very loaded match but we’re just trying to break it down and focus on the things we can control,”
The captain concluded by recognizing the weight of expectation from Nigerian fans, but declared his trust in his teammates to handle the pressure: “We have 230 million plus Nigerians that are going to be our biggest fans, our biggest critics. It’s part of the game, I think all of us understand that and most of the players have been here long enough to be able to handle that.”
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