Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, 32, has announced his retirement from international football.
He confirmed the decision in an Instagram post on Thursday, bringing an end to a decade-long career with the national team.
He wrote: “Honoured. Grateful. Forever a Super Eagle. Playing for Nigeria has been the greatest privilege of my life. The journey may end here, but my support never will. Here’s to the next chapter.”
Troost-Ekong made 83 appearances for Nigeria after making his debut under the late Stephen Keshi in a 2–0 win over Chad in 2015.
His retirement comes less than 48 hours after he was included in Eric Chelle’s 54-man provisional squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, which begins on December 21.
Though he represented the Netherlands at youth level, Ekong chose to play for Nigeria and made his senior debut in the 2015 AFCON qualifier against Chad. He featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, became one of the team’s leaders in 2021, and won AFCON bronze in 2019.
