Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has revealed the main reason he joined Saudi Pro League side, Al-Kholood, from PAOK Thessaloniki, despite winning the league title with the Greek side, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 31-year-old last played an official club game for PAOK in December, just before the AFCON 2023 tournament kicked off in Ivory Coast. After the tournament, he suffered an injury that kept him out of action till the end of the season.
His display in Cote Divoire saw him linked with a move to a host of Middle Eastern clubs and the former Watford man ended up signing for Al-Kholood in a deal worth around €1.1m.
Speaking about why he made the switch to the Middle East, Ekong revealed the consideration came after he won the POTY award at the AFCON tournament.
Ekong captained Nigeria to a second-place finish in Saudi, and immediately had surgery on his huberus femuris muscle in his right leg. Time off the pitch meant he had to do a lot of recovery and contemplating on his future as a footballer.
