Troost-Ekong undergoes successful surgery in Finland

Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, is set to miss the rest of this season, after undergoing a successful surgery in Finland according to Fabrizio Romano.

The 30-year-old was part of the Nigerian team that lost 2-1 to Côte d’Ivoire in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

It has now emerged that Troost-Ekong picked up a hamstring problem during the group stages.

This led to the defender sitting out the final group game against Guinea-Bissau.

🇳🇬 Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong, in Finland for minor surgery.

The injury occurred during the 2nd group stage game vs Ivory Coast.

Despite the injury, William became Player of the Tournament… and he’s expected to return to play for PAOK towards the end of the season. pic.twitter.com/M9NQTfPTwu

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 26, 2024

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However, Troost-Ekong played on with the injury, including 120 minutes against South Africa in the semi-final and broke Stephen Keshi’s top scoring Nigerian defender at AFCON record.

The Nigerian international is now in Finland to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured biceps femoris in his right leg.

Intrestingly, despite being a minor surgery, Troost-Ekong’s expected to return to his club towards the end of the season