This is how the ‘Oyinbo Wall’ term was coined

Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong have formed a partnership in the Super Eagles central defence which has become very exciting for Nigerians.

The partnership which is now called the ‘Oyinbo Wall’ was instrumental in the Super Eagles unbeaten games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Balogun explained that the name ‘Oyinbo Wall’ was coined by him and Ekong after the game in Yaounde where the Super Eagles beat Cameroon 4-0 in Uyo on September 1 before battling to a 1-1 draw away in Yaounde September 4.

The Mainz defender revealed that they coined the name because Nigerians kept calling them ‘Oyinbo’ a term used to describe people with light skin.

“Nigerians kept calling us Oyinbo so we called our partnership Oyinbo Wall,” Balogun told Pulse Sports at the mix zone of the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde after the Super Eagles game against Cameroon.

“We hope the partnership can be better and go on for a long time.” He said.

The Leon Balogun was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother while Troost-Ekong was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian father and Dutch mother.

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See Photos of the duo -Oyinbo Wall below: