Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria William Troost-Ekong has played down suggestions that the team is heavily reliant on top striker Victor Osimhen, after his two goals helped them to a 2-0 win over Rwanda in the world cup qualifiers on Friday, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Osimhen like Ekong was playing in his first world cup qualifiers after missing the previous four games and his absence, Nigeria failed to win. He made an instant impact with his brace in the 11th minute and three minutes into time added on after the first half stoppage earned them a 2-0 win in Kigali.
His instant impact which helped Nigeria picked their first win was put forward to Ekong during the pre game presser with the suggestions that the team relies on Osimhen to win games.
“When the team plays well together every individual shines even if you talk about the Rwanda game. I think you have to highlight more than Victor Osimhen’s game. I think there is almost every player that you can say play his role. Players who came off the bench and also helped out in the training session including players who played out of position like Yusuf (Alhassan)”, Ekong said.
“There are different factors. So I don’t think it’s right to say we rely on one player because that is not the mentality of the team. We work hard together and we try to make everyone comfortable and when we do that we achieve more as a team”.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
