30-year-old William Ekong, the centre-back for Tremendous League Greece membership PAOK and captains the Nigeria nationwide workforce,m acquired recognition from Complete Energies regardless of the Tremendous Eagles’ loss in opposition to the Elephants.
He was awarded after the match and in addition acknowledged for being the highest-scoring defender within the historical past of the AFCON. He bought that with 5 targets and surpasses Steven Keshi who had held the title with 4 targets to his arsenal.
William Troost-Ekong wins the AFCON Participant of the Match award 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/ezivFBx5Ha
— Naija (@Naija_PR) February 11, 2024
Here’s a record of different award winners at AFCON 2023;
Complete Energies Man of the Competitors
William Troost-Ekong
Ecobank Finest Goalkeeper
Ronwen Williams – South Africa (5 clear sheets)
Puma Golden Boot winner
Emilio Nsue – Equatorial Guinea (5 targets)
Air Côte d’Ivoire Truthful Play Workforce
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana
Finest Younger Participant award
Simon Adingra – Ivory Coast
Finest Coach award
Emerse Faé – Ivory Coast
Puma Bronze boot winner
Mostafa Mohamed – Egypt (4 targets)
Puma Silver Boot winner
Gelson Dala – Angola (4 targets)
