William Troost-Ekong makes Italian Serie A team of the week
- William Troost-Ekong has been named in the Italian Serie A team of the week
- This comes after his impressive show for Udinese against Torino which ended 1-0
- Ekong captained Super Eagles against Brazil in their friendly match which ended 1-1
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has been named in the Italian Serie A team of the week following his impressive performance in Udinese's win over visiting Torino.
Ekong was superb for Udinese in this encounter as the 26-year-old was over all the defense line and made sure his club did not concede.
Stefano Okaka scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute for Udinese to record hard earned victory.
And after the encounter, William Ekong's performance was rated high for Udinese and was named in the team of the week.
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Ekong played for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their 1-1 friendly against Brazil in Singapore and was also superb before he returned to his club in Italy.
For the very first time in his career, Ekong captained the Super Eagles against Brazil as Ahmed Musa was not available.
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Real Madrid superstar Casemiro scored the goal that gave five-time world champions Brazil a 1-1 draw against three-time African champions Nigeria in an international friendly match.
Brazil started the match on a good note firing from all angles and they almost got the opener in the first minute, but defender Jamilu Collins saved Nigeria from conceding.
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Source: Legit.ng
