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  • Musa calls for patience after Tanzania draw

    Musa calls for patience after Tanzania draw

    Super Eagles winger, Ahmed Musa, is satisfied with the draw against Tanzania in Saturday’s African Nations Cup qualifier, but has intimated that there is still room for improvement.

    Musa, who was handed the captain’s armband in the absence of Vincent Enyeama, said that football dynamics had changed in Africa and although Nigeria is regarded as a big team, other nations like Tanzania were equally working hard to get good results.

    “We came to Tanzania hoping for a win. But let’s be realistic, the draw was not a bad result, considering we have new players on the team and that means we have to give them time to adjust.

    “The game against Tanzania was not easy as the East Africans were very determined. Football has changed and nowadays we have no small or big teams.

    “We only trained together for two days, that is why the result can be described as fair. However, we have vowed that we will come back better and stronger in subsequent matches,” Musa told supersport.com.

  • AFCON: Ahmed Musa promises victory over Tanzania

    AFCON: Ahmed Musa promises victory over Tanzania

    CSKA Moscow star, Ahmed Musa, has promised to captain Super Eagles to victory in Saturday’s African Nations Cup qualifier in Tanzania.

    The jet-heeled winger has been picked to lead the team on Saturday in the absence of Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

    He first wore the captain’s armband in a friendly against South Africa earlier this year.

    “For me, I think am not under pressure to lead the team. I did it before in South Africa and by the grace of God we would return with victory,” he told africanFootball.com.

    He added that the players have an idea of what they will come up against the Tanzanians after they watched a tape of the East Africans.

    “We watched the Tanzania game yesterday (Tuesday) and we know how they play.

    “We don’t have to under rate any country in Africa and we would just go there and do our best,” he stated.

     

     

     

  • I want to top Russia league’s scoring chart – Musa

    I want to top Russia league’s scoring chart – Musa

    Super Eagles winger, Ahmed Musa, has said it would be great for him to top the Russian league goal scoring chart at the end of the season.

    Musa is now the joint leading scorer in Russia with three goals after six games, same as Zenit pair of Daniel Alves Gomes and Hulk, africanFootball.com reports.

    The 22-year-old forward is now in his fifth season in Russia and his most productive campaign was in the 2012/13 season when he netted 11 goals in the league.

    Last season, he scored 10 goals in the championship.

    “It’s always great when I score. If I end the season as top scorer, it will be great, but my main target is to score as many goals as possible to help my team win trophies,” he told africanFootball.com

    “We are in the Champions League and competing in the various domestic competitions, I am eager to help us achieve big things this season.”

    His Russian club CSKA Moscow is topping the standings with a perfect record after six rounds of matches.

     

  • Baby girl arrives for Ahmed Musa

    Baby girl arrives for Ahmed Musa

    CSKA Moscow Striker Ahmed Musa has become a father for the second time after his wife gave birth to a bouncing baby girl on Wednesday, August 5.

    The CSKA Moscow striker did not witness the birth of his daughter as he was with the Muscovites in the Czech Republic for their Champions League third qualifying round fixture against Kehinde Fatai’s Sparta Prague.

    Musa and his wife have named their baby daughter Jamila, an Arabic name meaning beautiful.

    Ahmed Musa’s wife gave birth to the first child on March 30, 2013.

    The 22-year-old has scored two goals in the Champions League, which came against Roma and Viktoria Plzeåˆ.

  • Baby girl for Ahmed Musa

    Baby girl for Ahmed Musa

    Jemila, the wife of Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa, delivered a bouncing baby girl in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday.

    The elated CSKA Moscow forward informed africanFootball.com about the arrival of his second child.

    “I am glad to tell you that my wife delivered a baby girl today, August 5th in Russia,” he told africanFootball.com.

    “I am happy about this and give God the glory.”

    His first child is Ahmed Musa Junior.

    The former Kano Pillars striker will lead his team attack in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League third round qualifying game against Czech Republic side, Sparta Prague.

  • Ahmed Musa backs CSKA despite home draw

    Ahmed Musa backs CSKA despite home draw

    Nigeria international Ahmed Musa has told AfricanFootball.com he remains confident his Russian army team will still progress in the UEFA Champions League despite playing a 2-2 draw at home in the first leg with Sparta Prague on Tuesday.

    CSKA took an early lead, before Sparta Prague from the Czech Republic drew level through former Nigeria U-20 and U-23 striker Kehinde Fatai.

    The home team regained the lead in the second half before they were again pegged back by the visitors, who now have two crucial away goals in the bag.

    Ahmed Musa played the entire duration of the clash and told AfricanFootball.com that despite the home draw they will qualify for the group stage of the Champions League in the Czech Republic.

    “It was not an easy game, the first leg is over, but I haven’t lost hope on my team to progress in the competition. It is not over for us as we can still make it to the next round despite playing  a draw at home in the first leg, victory is possible for us in the Czech Republic,” he said.

    The return leg is scheduled for Wednesday.

  • Musa, Fatai to clash in Champions League

    Musa, Fatai to clash in Champions League

    Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa and Kehinde Fatai will come face-to-face in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after their clubs were drawn against each other on Friday, africanFootball.com reports.

    Both players were born in Jos, Plateau State and started their professional football career with defunct JUTH FC of Jos.

    Musa will lead the attack line of CSKA Moscow against Sparta Prague, whose attack will be spearheaded by Fatai.

    CSKA Moscow will host the first leg in the weekend of 28/29 July, while the second leg  takes place in Prague in the weekend of 4/5 August.

    In other Champions League pairings, Abduljeleel Ajagun’s Panathinaikos Of Greece will slug it out with Belgium’s Club Brugge.

    Elderson Echiejile and his Monaco teammates will battle Young Boys of Switzerland.

    Efe Ambrose and his Celtic mates are expected to go past Stjarnan after 2-0 win in the first leg to face winners of Qarabağ/FK Rudar Pljevlja clash.

    Ex-Flying Eagles star Harmony Ikande’s FK Sarajevo will look to upturn a 2-0 deficit against Lech Poznań to set up a clash with Swiss team Basel.

    Kingsley Madu and Rabiu Ibrahim will hope their Slovak club AC Trenčín beat Staeua Bucureşti to set up a clash with winners of the game between FK Partizan and FC Dila Gori.

    Ridwan Hasan and Paul Onuachu of Danish club FC Midtjylland battle Lincoln FC to face either APOEL FC (CYP) or FK Vardar (MKD).

    Nosa Igiebor will lead Maccabi Tel Aviv against Hibernians FC for the ticket to face FC Viktoria Plzeň.

  • Ahmed Musa may become Eagles skipper

    Ahmed Musa may become Eagles skipper

    CSKA Moscow forward, Ahmed Musa, has been lined up to be the next captain of Super Eagles when Vincent Enyeama is stripped of the captaincy, africanFootball.com reports.

    Lille goalkeeper Enyeama is expected to be dropped as the country’s skipper after his recent act of indiscipline when on national team duty.

    Musa led the Super Eagles when the team faced South Africa in a friendly earlier this year.

    The former Flying Eagles star made his international debut against Madagascar in 2011 in Calabar and has half a century of caps now.

    A top official informed africanFootball.com besides his seniority in the national team, his comportment on and off the pitch has been exemplary.

    At only 22, he will be one of the youngest players ever to lead the country’s team.

    The jet-heeled forward featured at the 2013 African Nations Cup which Nigeria won in South Africa and scored twice against Argentina at last year’s World Cup in Brazil.

  • Ahmed Musa to report late to Eagles’ camp

    Ahmed Musa to report late to Eagles’ camp

    •CSKA Moscow star wants to sort out personal issues

    CSKA Moscow forward, Ahmed Musa will not be reporting to the Super Eagles’ camp on June 3 like other foreign-based players invited for the 2017 African Nations Cup (AFCON) qualifier against Chad.

    SportingLife learnt that coach Stephen Keshi has granted an extended deadline to the pacy Eagles forward to enable him attend to some crucial personal issues.

    It was gathered that the Big Boss also put into consideration the fact that Musa was in the thick of action just last weekend for his Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow on the last day of the season, where they finished runners-up and picked a Champions League ticket.

    The Army Team drew 1-1 at Rostov to end the season with 60 points from 30 games, same as third-placed Kransnodar, who also drew 1-1 at Dinamo Moscow, but CSKA Moscow have a superior goals difference of +40 to Kransnodar’s +25.

    Keshi had earlier on granted another Eagles star based in China,Aaron Samuel the permission to arrive at the team’s AFCON camp late due to tedious club engagement in the Chinese Super League.

    “As earlier stated, all the invited foreign-based players are expected in camp on or before June 3 with the exception of Ahmed Musa,” the Super Eagles’ media officer, Toyin Ibitoye, told SportingLife in a telephone interview from the national team’s camp in Abuja.

    “Last week, the coach granted the request of Aaron Samuel’s club in China for the striker to arrive late to enable him play more games for them at the crucial stages of the Chinese Super League.

    “Musa equally appealed to be excused for a few days to sort out pressing personal issues and the coach graciously gave his consent,” the Eagles spokesman stated.

    What it means is that Musa, who scored 10 goals in the Russian League for CSKA Moscow in the outgone season, will join the Eagles’ camp after they may have relocated to Kaduna, venue of the match against Chad, on June 13.

  • Ahmed Musa on vacation for one month

    Ahmed Musa on vacation for one month

    Edo State – born Nigeria international Ahmed Musa, 22,  has been permitted by CSKA Moscow to proceed on vacation.

    As a result of the winter break, the Muscovites will not resume training until the next one month, the official website of the Russian champions has reported.

    CSKA Moscow have mandated that every player in the first team must return to the Russian capital before January 11, 2015, the date the team will leave for Spain to hold a training camp.

    And two more training camps will be held before the resumption of the Russian Premier League in the first week of March.

    In the first stanza, Ahmed Musa scored seven goals in 17 matches for CSKA Moscow, who are second on the table.