Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong has showered encomium on Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman following the team's victory over Rwanda.
Osimhen scored both goals as the Super Eagles beat the Amavubi 2-0 at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali on Friday night.
Lookman, who is currently Africa's best player, also registered an assist in the game.
Troost-Ekong declared that the duo are among the best players in the world.
”;Victor Osimhen is a fantastic player I think he’s among the world best together with Ademola Lookman, Africa’s best player but I don’t want to single out anyone,” the Al Kholood of Saudi Arabia defender told reporters after the game.
“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.”;
The win over Amavubi was the Super Eagles first in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series.
It was also the first time the three -time African champions will beat the Amavubi in Kigali in four attempts.
Troost-Ekong said they fought hard for the win.
“The game against Rwanda wasn’t easy, we’ve played them several times now and it’s a team we respect,” he 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.”;
