For someone who’s played at the World Cup, the Olympics and the Africa Cup of Nations, it was quite noteworthy that William Troost-Ekong believes Saturday’s success with Watford ranks among the finest moments in his career.
The Hornets secured instant promotion to the Premier League after last year’s relegation to the Championship, and the year’s likely gone how the Nigerian imagined it after returning to Hertfordshire last year.
While the Udinese-Watford Pozzo family connection probably made the transition from Serie A smoother, the Super Eagle, who’d always desired to play in the PL, hoped to be a beneficiary of the potential path to the big time.