Ex-Spurs Defender Troost-Ekong : I Am Treated Like A Celebrity In Nigeria, A La Justin Bieber

Gent defender William Troost-Ekong has admitted that it is almost impossible to walk unnoticed whenever he is Nigeria because he represents the Super Eagles.<br /><br />The former Netherlands youth international has also revealed that airport formalities are fast-tracked and everyone wants to assist him carry his luggage.&nbsp; <br /><br />&ldquo;For instance, I never had to wait at customs and show my passport. I can walk right. Until the car my bags are carried, &rdquo; Troost-Ekong told Elf Voetbal. <br /><br />&ldquo;Everyone knows me there by now, after nine international matches and the Olympic Games.&rdquo;<br /><br />Troost-Ekong went on : &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird feeling that 140 million Nigerians know me. I have to think about things like security. We are trapped with the national team in a hotel, a la Justin Bieber. <br /><br />&ldquo;It is a very different life. You feel you a celebrity. And as soon as I step on the plane to Europe, everything is back to normal again.&rdquo;<br /><br />A product of Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham, Troost-Ekong made his debut for the Super Eagles in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad in 2015.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br />
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