Mr Troost-Ekong said, “I have been sent the official certificate today following the announcement last night.”
After finishing fourth at the last AFCON in Ivory Coast, the Congolese plan will be to improve on that performance by at least winning a medal in Morocco this time.
Italian defending champions Napoli were crowned Supercoppa champions after beating Bologna 2–0 in Saudi Arabia, with the victory coming from a David Neres brace.
While other players received MON, Ahmed Musa and Victor Osimhen were awarded OON honours, “on account of having MON earlier”.
The Egyptian king, Mohamed Salah, on Monday helped his national team subdue stubborn Zimbabwe.
Angola will face Zimbabwe next Friday.
Super Eagles kick off their AFCON 2025 campaign on Tuesday against Tanzania.
The two nations face each other in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group C opener on Tuesday.
“We are happy to be here,” the coach said.
Matches will continue at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Monday after Morocco kicked the tournament open with a 2-0 win over Comoros.
