William Troost-Ekong has revealed that discord between him and former Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro nearly cost him a place in Nigeria’s squad to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Troost-Ekong was benched in Nigeria’s final AFCON 2023 qualifying fixture against Sao Tome and Principe in September.

The centre-back was totally omitted from the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho and Zimbabwe the following month.

The PAOK defender was also not included in the squad for the international friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique.

Troost-Ekong however make the squad for the AFCON 2023 finals.

He ended up playing a crucial role for the Super Eagles in Cote d’Ivoire, netting three times and claiming Player of the Tournament.

The centre-back was also benched in the team’s previous outing against Sao Tome and Principe in October.

“[It] resulted in us not actually speaking for a few months,”

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