The decision to hand William Troost-Ekong the role of assistant captain of the Super Eagles was one which came as a surprise to many base on how the role of captain is decided in the Super Eagles.
Usually the parameter is the player who is the longest serving in the team as a regular but that was broken in the case of Ekong who was picked ahead of several other senior players .
Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that coach Gernot Rohr was impressed with his commitments on the pitch of play and shortly before the 4-2 friendly win against Argentina decided to hand him the captain armband.
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Ekong showed no sign of someone new to the band in the game hence the decision to keep him as third vice captain behind Ogenyi Onazi heading into the World Cup while Leon Balogun who was captain before the friendly game was dropped completely.
John Obi Mikel was the captain going into the 2018 World Cup with Ahmed Musa as his vice while Onazi was relegated to the bench all through the tournament.
Mikel retired and Musa took over as captain with Onazi out of the team totally Ekong stepped up to the role of vice captain for being consistent since 2016 ahead of others like Odion Ighalo, Wilfred Ndidi and Kenneth Omeruo .
Osas Mahawi
