The coach of English Premier League side Watford has confirmed that Nigeria international defender William Troost Ekong won’t be a part of the sqaud for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers game against Ghana.
Ekong was included in the list released by coach Austine Eguavoen earlier today but speaking today ahead of their game against Arsenal on Sunday, coach of Watford Roy Hodgson confirmed that Ekong and Senegal forward Ismaila Saar have suffered serious injury which will keep them out for the foreseeable future.
“It’s a muscle strain, the same with Troost-Ekong,” said Hodgson, 74, of Sarr. “It’s going to keep them both out of the equation for the foreseeable future, but I don’t know how long exactly.
“It’s not a minor thing, it’s not a knock, both have muscle strains, and that can take anything from a week to four weeks to recover from.”
The statement means Alanyaspor defender Chidozie Awaziem who was place on standby will now be elevated into the main team ahead of the games against Ghana.
