AFCON 2021: William Ekong’s Net Hit Earned Man-of-the-Match Title
William Troost Ekong’s 75th-minute shot for the goal earned him the Man-of-the-Match title.
The Super Eagles beat Guinea Bissau 2-0 to take all nine points from Group D of the tournament in Cameroon.
Nigeria had beaten Egypt 1-0 and Sudan 3-1 before brushing aside Guinea Bissau 2-0 on Wednesday, with goals from Sadiq Umar and Troost-Ekong himself.
The 28-year-old was named Man of the Match on Wednesday after his outstanding display against Guinea Bissau, who left the competition without winning a single game.
“First and foremost I am very happy for the team,” Troost-Ekong told reporters after the game.
“We said before the game we wanted to do something special, we wanted to get three out of three wins and to make a statement on the tournament so far.
“I’m proud of the boys, I think everybody performed exceptionally well. It wasn’t easy with eight changes and all the boys who came in.
I think they showed they deserve to play as well and that’s probably the biggest message from today’s game, so I’m very content”.
By Brian Mboh