Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong has expressed sadness over the cancellation of Monday’s friendly game against Burkina Faso in London.

Nigeria’s players William Ekong (L) and John Obi Mikel (R) celebrate after receiving their bronze medals during the medal ceremony after defeating Honduras in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s bronze medal football match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on August 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / GUSTAVO ANDRADE

The Eagles played 1-1 with Senegal on March 23, but couldn’t play against Burkina Faso in their second friendly game due to visa problems for the French-speaking country.

In spite the cancellation, Troost-Ekong who played 90 minutes against Senegal, however, stated that it was a memorable international week for the Super Eagles.

“Great international week with the team. Gutted our second game yesterday was cancelled.

“Always proud to wear the green -white -green colour,” Troost-Ekong wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

Following the cancellation of the friendly game against Burkina Faso, there was a closed -door friendly on Monday between two teams, “A” and “B” formed from the Super Eagles squad at the Hive Stadium.

The game ended 1-1 with Kelechi Iheanacho scoring for Team A, while Olanrewaju Kayode was on target for Team B.

The players, who featured for Team A, included Ogenyi Onazi, Leon Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina (Chelsea), Elderson Echiejile and Daniel Akpeyi.

The players that made up Team B were Kenneth Omeruo, Tyronne Ebuehi, Chidozie Awaziem, Juwon Oshaniwa, Isaac Success, Ebere Eze (QPR), Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Shehu Abdullahi.