Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- Super Eagles stand-in captain William Troost-Ekong has reacted to the barrage of support that has come the way of the national team from Nigerian politicians as the team inches closer to a fourth AFCON title.

Aside from the approval of N12 billion to settle a backlog of allowances for the national teams, President Bola Tinubu made a call to the Super Eagles before their quarter-final clash against Angola.

The Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former presidential candidate Peter Obi were also present at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Friday as the Eagles pipped the Palancas Negras 1-0.

Mr Obi went viral for choosing to stay in the stands with the supporters' club instead of being in the VIP seati...