William Troost-Ekong, defender for the Super Eagles, has urged the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to abolish the away goal rule in their competitions.
He believes it is one of the things he would like to see removed if CAF considers making future rule changes.
In an interview with BRL, Troost-Ekong urged the governing body to consider other methods of tournament elimination and qualification that do not rely so heavily on away goals.
“The away goal rule is one that I would like CAF to change, it’s very difficult to take.
“I think we were the only continent that decided on the World Cup spot like that, but hopefully for the next World Cup, that will be better.
“Morocco did well to open up some more space for us and as we did in 2018, if you are group winner you should be qualifying for the tournament and It shouldn’t come down to away goals and playoffs,” he said.
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