FK Haugesund skipper William Troost-Ekong was over the moon after a earning a recall to the Super Eagles for their upcoming exhibition games against Mali and Luxembourg.
The former Holland U20 international has not been called up to the national team since October 2015 when he lasted the distance in the 2-0 loss to Democratic Republic of Congo in an international friendly staged in Belgium.
“Very happy to be called up again for Nigeria. Hard work pays off ??,” Troost-Ekong tweeted on Thursday morning.
The central defender assisted the goalkeepers post a shutout in his first two competitive games for the Super Eagles, against Chad and Tanzania.
William Troost-Ekong has gone the distance in every single round in the Norwegian Premier League this term and was on target against Aalesunds FK on match day two.