Ahmed Musa set new record after Guinea-Bissau game

SUPER EAGLES Ahmed Musa set new record after Guinea-Bissau game

Hassan Abdulsalam 12:16 - 28.03.2023

He becomes the most capped Nigerian Player with 108 Appearances.

Ahmed Musa, the captain of the Super Eagles, has now earned the most Nigerian caps after playing against Guinea-Bissau in Nigeria's second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.

Pulse Sports reports that the Super Eagles defeated the wild Dogs of Guinea-Bissau 1-0 at the Estadio 24 de Setembro on Monday.

Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa

Guinea-Bissau had earlier defeated Nigeria 1-0 in the first leg at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Friday.

Musa Journey to most capped Nigerian Player

Musa made his Super Eagles debut in for the Nigeria senior team at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar in 2010.

He was also part of the 2013 Nations Cup winning side in South Africa under late Stephen Keshi.

Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa is number 9 on the Top 10 Super Eagles all-time top scorers list

He earned 108 caps to set a new record for Nigeria after Guinea-Bissau game.

Musa scored 16 goals for the national team with him being the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He is Nigeria’s highest scorer in the World Cup with four goals.

Musa has the same number of national team appearances (108) as England's Tim Cahill, Germany's Jurgen Klinsmann, and France's Zinedine Zidane.

Pulse Sports that Musa said that only his body or coach Jose Peseiro could stop him from playing for Nigeria.

“All those people that are asking Musa to retire, when Musa was doing good, where were they?” He asked, before continuing, “No matter what, whoever they call, they have to help. I don’t have to listen to anyone, I am the one who owns myself.

Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa

“If my body wants me to stop, I stop. I am playing always in my club, I have a good conduct, so why do you want me to retire from the national team?

Musa currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor.

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