‘We are hugely motivated by the ambition to play at the FIFA World Cup,’ Says Troost-Ekong as Super Eagles land in Uyo

Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong has told thenff.com that he would be rallying the troops ahead of Tuesday’s Day 6 encounter against the Warriors of Zimbabwe.

He said this after the team landed in Uyo after returning to reckoning in the race for the sole ticket available in Group C of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

‘We read somewhere that the Zimbabweans are being motivated to come to Uyo and get a result. They should forget it.

‘We are hugely motivated by the ambition to play at the FIFA World Cup.

‘Apart from myself and Alex (Iwobi) and perhaps a couple others, who were part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, this generation is hungry to play at the highest level.

‘We want to make Nigeria proud and at the same time, do ourselves proud.’

Victor Osimhen, whose brace unscrambled the calculations of the Amavubi and made them disappoint the capacity crowd that included President Paul Kagame, said at the Victor Attah Airport.

‘We are ready. The remaining matches are wars, and we must fight them with all that we have to win.’

Victory on Tuesday evening will take Nigeria to nine points, and in firm contention for the ticket, especially if Benin Republic and South Africa cancel themselves out inside Abidjan’s Stade Félix Houphouet-Boigny.