William Troost-Ekong was happy to make his 5Oth appearance for the Super Eagles in Friday night’s 2-0 win against the Lone Star of Liberia, Newsextra24.com reports.
The Watford defender was in action for 90 minutes as Super Eagles started their qualifying campaign on a winning note at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Troost-Ekong is now the 26th player to win a 50th cap for the three African champions.
The 28-year-old took to the social media to show his hapinness on the team’s victory and his 50th appearance.
“+3! First step towards Qatar 2022!
Well done to all the boys. On a personal note very special to play my 5️⃣0️⃣th Cap for the Super Eagles. Onwards and upwards from here! #NaijaBoy #DreamsToReality,” he tweeted.
The centre-back made his debut for the Super Eagles on June 13, 2015 against Chad in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
LIST OF MOST CAPPED SUPER EAGLES PLAYERS
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Vincent Enyeama 101 0 2002–2015
2 Joseph Yobo 101 7 2001–2014
3 Ahmed Musa 99 15 2010–present
4 John Obi Mikel 91 6 2006–2019
5 Nwankwo Kanu 87 12 1994–2011
6 Mudashiru Lawal 86 11 1975–1985
7 Jay-Jay Okocha 73 14 1993–2006
8 Peter Rufai 66 1 1983–1998
9 Peter Odemwingie 65 11 2002–2014
10 Finidi George 62 6 1991–2002
