“I hope to improve my Match fitness with this friendly” – Troost Ekong

William Troost-Ekong says he’s hoping to enhance his match health when the Tremendous Eagles face off with Algeria in a world pleasant every week on Tuesday.

Nigeria supervisor Jose Peseiro determined to stay with the central defender regardless of his lack of taking part in alternatives at Watford because the season began, naming him on his 25-man roster for the pleasant towards the North Africans.

To date this season, Troost-Ekong has logged solely 187 minutes from a doable 990 in all competitions and Saturday’s 2-2 draw versus Sunderland was the primary time he began a league sport since January 1, 2022.

The 29-year-old was linked with doable strikes to Main League Soccer and Turkish Tremendous Lig however the summer time switch window closed and he stayed put at Vicarage Highway.

Having made his first begin within the Championship beneath supervisor Rob Edwards, he’s decided to maintain his place within the Watford workforce after the worldwide break.

Talking after the draw towards the Black Cats, Troost-Ekong instructed Watford’s official webpage : “I’ve labored actually laborious over the previous couple of weeks in coaching to get my probability within the workforce, and right this moment was my alternative to offer every little thing.

“Rob [Edwards] tries to fill us all with confidence earlier than each sport, and we might’ve liked to have repaid him with three factors, however we’ll hold engaged on a means to do this within the subsequent sport.

“Hopefully I play some video games whereas I’m away with Nigeria, and enhance my type and health, after which come again and assist the workforce kick on.”

Ekong, Kenneth Omeruo, Valentine Ozornwafor, Chidozie Awaziem, Kevin Akpoguma and even Calvin Bassey are vying for 2 beginning spots in Nigeria’s central defence towards Algeria.