FK Haugesund skipper William Troost-Ekong was over the moon after a earning a recall to the Super Eagles for their upcoming exhibition games against Mali and Luxembourg.<br /><br />The former Holland U20 international has not been called up to the national team since October 2015 when he lasted the distance in the 2-0 loss to Democratic Republic of Congo in an international friendly staged in Belgium.<br /><br />&ldquo;Very happy to be called up again for Nigeria. Hard work pays off 🙏🏽,&rdquo; Troost-Ekong tweeted on Thursday morning.<br /><br />The central defender assisted the goalkeepers post a shutout in his first two competitive games for the Super Eagles, against Chad and Tanzania.<br /><br />William Troost-Ekong has gone the distance in every single round in the Norwegian Premier League this term and was on target against Aalesunds FK on match day two.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br />