By Korede James
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has rated his colleagues Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman highly after the two played major roles in Friday’s 2-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali.
Atalanta forward Lookman assisted the first of Galatasaray striker Osimhen’s two goals as the Super Eagles secured their first victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series at the Amahoro Stadium.
“Victor Osimhen is a fantastic player I think he’s among the world’s best together with Ademola Lookman, Africa’s best player, but I don’t want to single out anyone,” Troost-Ekong said in the post-match press conference.
“Today’s performance was a collective performance, we had a debutant Tolu (Arokodare), we had players who came on and played out of position like Alhassan Yusuf so there was a team spirit which we had already before.”
Despite the win, Troost-Ekong admitted that it was a difficult match for his side.
“The game against Rwanda wasn’t easy, we’ve played them several times now and it’s a team we respect,” the Saudi Arabia-based centre-back added.
“We tried to understand what the coach wanted us to do early on, we only had two or three full training sessions, a lot of video sessions and today everyone saw glimpses of what we should be expecting under coach Eric Chelle.”
The Super Eagles will be looking to record their second win in African qualifying Group C when they host Zimbabwe in Uyo on Tuesday.
