William Troost-Ekong says the Super Eagles have been made to work laborious for his or her victory over Lesotho, DAILY POST reviews.
Eric Chelle’s facet defeated their hosts 2-1 on the New Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane on Friday.
The West Africans saved alive their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with win.
Troost-Ekong additionally praised the Crocodiles for placing up combat.
“I need to begin by saying Lesotho performed an amazing recreation. It was not straightforward to come back right here and win. I can perceive their disappointment as a result of they put up combat,” the defender instructed a press convention.
“The sport was not straightforward. I feel the coach clarify it higher , the strain has been on us since March, could also be because the begin of the qualifiers.”
The Super Eagles will now shift consideration to subsequent week Tuesday’s conflict with Benin Republic.
“We simply should fcous on ourselves. We need to do higher all the time. We’ve crew of men who need to do higher. We’ve a successful mentality, we need to be on the World Cup,” added Troost-Ekong
“The previous 9 months has not been straightforward. Now we’ve got the chance with the sport in Uyo towards Benin Republic . We all know we’ve got to attain a sure variety of targets. We’ve to win the sport convincingly.
“It’ll be a giant take a look at once more and we will be prepared. We’ve been working underneath strain for a very long time. That is the ultimate for us, and we will work very laborious to get there . Just like the coach stated I’m pleased with the crew, and we will keep believing till the top.”
