Ahmed Musa Becomes Most-Capped Super Eagles Player
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has eclipsed Joseph Yobo and Vincent Enyeama to set the record for the most international appearances made by a Nigerian player in football history after making his 102nd appearance in the World Cup qualifier against Liberia on Saturday.
Musa, 29, had equalled the duo’s feat having earned his 101st cap in Nigeria’s 2-0 win against Central African Republic on October 10.
The Super Eagles captain reached this milestone (102 caps) after replacing Kelechi Iheanacho in the 86th minute of the game against Liberia at the Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangier. Musa also scored a penalty in the match to seal all 3 points for the three-time African champions.
The Fatih Karagumruk star shot into the international limelight after helping the Nigeria U-23 side win the 2010 WAFU Nations Cup, where he scored goals against Benin Republic and Burkina Faso.
At the 2011 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Colombia, the former Kano Pillars man scored three goals in five matches and he was included by FIFA’s shortlist for the Adidas Golden Ball. His displays saw him invited to the senior national team prior to the 2010 Fifa World Cup, although he did not make the 30-man squad due to an ankle injury.
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Musa made his senior debut on August 5, 2010, in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar – coming in as a substitute for ex-Chelsea star John Obi Mikel in the 2-0 triumph.
He scored his first goal for the Super Eagles in an international friendly against Kenya in March 2011. The three-time Russian Premier League winner has gone on to feature for Nigeria at two AFCON championships as well as two FIFA World Cups.
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