We Want Victory Against Russia — Super Eagles’ Captain, Troost-Ekong

In their upcoming international friendly against Russia, Super Eagles‘ William Troost-Ekong affirmed the team’s commitment to securing a victory. The Super Eagles are determined to win the match.

Russia will host Eric Chelle’s side at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, on Friday (today).

“This is not my first time in Moscow and Russia, I have already played in Krasnodar and Volgograd and other cities in 2018,” Troost-Ekong told a press conference.

Yesterday we walked around the city a little, visited Red Square. But we are here on business – this is not a tourist trip. Together with the coach, we have already discussed how we will act in the match.

“I don’t know much about the Russian team now. We understand that the team has changed a lot. Over the past three days, we’ve watched a lot of videos to better understand what they’re playing.

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“We’re taking this opponent very seriously. We know that the Russian team hasn’t conceded a single goal in the last few matches – we’ll try to change that tomorrow.”

Troost-Ekong is however anticipating a difficult duel against Valery Karpin’s men.

“We have seen that the Russian team plays aggressively, often using a 4-3-3 formation and high pressing,” added the centre-back.

“This will not be an easy task for us, but I will not go into details. We know both the strengths and weaknesses of this team.”