I’m Enjoying Partnership With Troost-Ekong – Omeruo

Super Eagles of Nigeria’s defender, Kenneth Omeruo has said that he is enjoying his partnership with William Troost-Ekong at the heart of the defence of the Eagles.

Omeruo and Troost-Ekong combined to shutout Mohamed Salah and his Egytian teammates in Nigeria’s opening game on Tuesday.

‘It was easy, he is someone I have played with a couple of times,’ the defender told NFF TV in an interview which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York.

‘Even when we are not playing , we have been together, we have trained together, so it wasn’t difficult to play together.

‘We just talked to ourselves, so it was good to have a good cover behind me’.

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The Super Eagles will face Sudan in their second group game on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Nigeria head coach Austine Eguavoen has retained the same line-up for his side’s second Group D clash against Sudan, reports Completesports.com.