Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has assured that there will be no diffidence in the team’s play when they face South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in a crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Bloemfontein on Tuesday night.
The defender, who was voted Man of the Competition at last year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Côte d’Ivoire, said the Eagles would not dwell on their penalty shootout victory over Bafana Bafana at the semi-final stage of that tournament.
“We defeated them at the Africa Cup but that is in the past, and some changes have been made to both teams since then. Our approach will be devoid of arrogance; we will play with level heads and go all out for victory.
“There will be no arrogance but we will not be diffident either. South Africa is a good team that we respect, but we just have to go on the pitch and play our game.
“Our objective has not changed; we want to go to the FIFA World Cup finals next year,” he said.
The encounter, which will kick off at 5 p.m. Nigerian time, is scheduled for the Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein.
