Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Algeria 2-1 Nigeria - 4 talking points 

#2 William Troost-Ekong goes from hero to zero

Troost Ekong scored an unfortunate own goal

William Troost-Ekong has been a loyal servant to Nigeria for the last four years. The 25-year-old Dutch-Nigerian made his debut for the Super Eagles on June 2015 and was also a regular in the Olympics squad which won the bronze medal at Rio in 2016.

Over the next two years, he formed a defensive partnership with Leon Balogun affectionately termed the 'Oyibo wall' by his compatriots.

The latter's struggles at club level saw the wall broken, as Kenneth Omeruo became Ekong's new defensive partner, but the Udinese man did not let that deter him as he continued to perform at an optimum for his country.

In the match against South Africa with the scores tied at one apiece and seemingly heading for extra time, Ekong was on hand to tap home an Oghenekaro Etebo corner kick to send Nigeria through to the semifinal.

In the game against Algeria, he was, however, the culprit of an unfortunate own goal, after deflecting into the back of his net off a Riyad Mahrez cross although to be fair to him, there was not much he could have done about it.