Ahmed Musa Biography and other facts about Him

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Ahmed Musa Biography and other facts about Him

Origin

Ahmed Musa is one of the most cherished Nigerian footballer, who has contributed to Nigeria’s winning in her numerous games. He hails from Jos, Plateau state Nigeria, 14th October, 1992.

Musa became the first Nigerian to score more thanonce in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twiceagainst Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]Musa is also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFAWorld Cup competitions, after scoring another braceagainst Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFAWorld Cup.

With 108 appearances, he is Nigeria'smost capped player since November 2021. Musa wasa member of the Saudi club Al Nassr's squad thatwon the Saudi Premier League and Saudi Super Cup,both in 2019.

Football Career

In 2008, Musa was loaned to JUTH FC, where he played scoring four goals in his first two professional seasons for the Healers. He was subsequently loaned to Kano Pillars in the 2009 – 10 season where he set the league record scoring multiple crucial goals as Pillars finished second. Musa held the record for the highest goals ever scored in one season in the history of the Nigeria Premier League, until November 2011, when Jude Aneke of Kaduna United F.C. set a new record of 20 goals.

This was what paved way for his to play for the Nigerian National team.

In April, Venlo's football director Mario Captien said that representatives of Tottenham Hotspur hadvisited the club regarding the player, also Ajax scout Tijani Babangida said that Ajax were interestedin Musa but that the outcome would be decided at the end of the season.

On 17 September 2014 he scored an 82nd minute consolation goal in a 5–1 UEFA Champions Leagueaway rout to A.S. Roma.

He finished the 2015–16 Russian Premier League season as the 5thhighest scorer, becoming one of only seven players aged 23 or younger to reach double figures for goalsin each of the past two seasons in Europe's top seven leagues.

In April 2011, Ahmed Musa was included in the Nigeria national under-20 football team squad torepresent the nation in the 2011 African Youth Championship qualifiers, even though VVV Venlo haddeclared him unavailable for the tournament due to club commitments. After some intense negotiationswith the Nigerian Federation, VVV Venlo and Musa's representatives it was agreed that Musa will shuttlebetween the Netherlands and South Africa to participate in the tournament with the national. After the opening game against defending champions Ghana, Musa won the most valuable player awardand boarded the next flight back to the Netherlands.

On 7 December 2011, Ahmed Musa was one of the four nominees named for the Confederation of AfricanFootball Most Promising Talent Award, however the award went to Ivory Coast's Souleymane Coulibaly.

Musa was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,

he scored in a 4–1semi-final defeat of Mali and appeared as a substitute against Burkina Faso in the final, as the SuperEagles won their third continental title. Overall, he appeared in five of the team's six matches.

Clubs Ahmed Musa has played for:

Below are the clubs Ahmed Musa has played for: