Posted by Samuel on Sat 11th Oct, 2025 - tori.ng
According to Troost-Ekong, Nigeria needs to beat Benin in Uyo and do that convincingly with more than one goal.
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has expressed confidence ahead of Tuesday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier, saying Eric Chelle’s Benin Republic side presents an “opportunity” for Nigeria to capitalize on.
According to Troost-Ekong, Nigeria needs to beat Benin in Uyo and do that convincingly with more than one goal.
The former Watford defender spoke at his post-match interview after leading the Super Eagles to beat Lesotho 2-1 in their World Cup qualifier on Friday.
“We want to be at the World Cup, we have said that now for the last nine months,” Troost-Ekong said.
“We have the opportunity now with the game in Uyo against Benin [Republic], who we know we have to score a certain number of goals.
“It was always the case that we needed to win the game and we had to win it convincingly.”
Benin Republic is three points ahead of Nigeria and two points ahead of South Africa in Group C standings.