Many African players have carved niches for themselves at the National team level and one of them is Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa. The attacker has paid his dues for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in an illustrious career that other professionals at his level can only envy from afar.
The attacker’s impact can be seen despite his age after he was even called up to the Super Eagles squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations under former Coach Jose Peseiro.
He didn’t get on the pitch and majorly acted as a motivational figure as the side progressed to the final but lost to hosts Ivory Coast.
Based on research from Wikipedia, Ahmed Musa will be 32 this year and started representing Nigeria at the Under-20 level in 2011, where he scored 3 goals in 6 games.
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He progressed to the nation’s U23 Level where he scored 1 goal on 1 game before making it to the senior team where he established himself as a mainstay in no time. Since then he has made over 100 appearances with 16 goals to his name.
Ahmed Musa’s Career Growth Pattern
The left winger cum forward started his career locally with GBS Football Academy. He then progressed to JUTH on loan and then to Kano Pillars before he secured a dream move to Europe.
His European career started in the Netherlands and in the Dutch Eredivisie with VVV-Venlo where he found the back of the net 8 times in 37 games.
Ahmed Musa in The Prime of His Career
After spending time in the Eredivisie, he secured a move to one of Russia’s finest clubs, CSKA Moscow. It was in this period that Musa established himself as a top player and caught the eyes of some of the elite clubs in Europe.
At CSKA Moscow, Musa played a whopping 167 games in all competitions and scored 55 goals. During that time he won the following laurels;
- Russian Premier League in 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 seasons.
- Russian Cup in the 2012–13 season
- Russian Super Cup in 2013, and 2014
I have no doubts that his time at CSKA Moscow was the highlight of his footballing career and I won’t be surprised if the player gives credence to this assertion.
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After Life at CSKA Moscow
He moved to the Premier League after his adventures in Russia to join Leicester City and was the club’s record signing at the time in a deal worth £16.6 million. This further establishes the fact that he played his best football in Russia.
However, he didn’t live up to the billing at the King Power with just 5 goals in 33 appearances. He was only active for one season with the Foxes and it was in the 2016/17 season.
Since then, after a loan return to CSKA Moscow, he has played for the likes of Al Nassr, returned to Kano Pillars, played for Fatih Karagumruk, and is presently with Sivasspor.
His current contract at Sivasspor, based on information from Transfermarkt is €2.1 million and he reportedly earns around €16,154 per week. It can be recalled that he joined them on a free transfer. His current deal with Sivasspor runs till June 2024.
Ahmed Musa’s Contribution To The Super Eagles
At the national level, Musa was a key player for the Nigerian senior national team. He scored 2 goals respectively in two world cups, namely in 2014 and 2018, and also captained the Super Eagles for a while under the management of Sunday Oliseh.
He presently holds the record for the third most-capped Super Eagles player. For the Super Eagles, he has won the AFCON once in 2013, finished third place in 2019, and was a runner-up in 2023.
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Ahmed Musa’s Origins and Background
Ahmed Musa is from Nigeria’s Northern City of Jos in Plateau State. He is currently married to Juliet Ejue, but this was after he divorced his former wife Jamila.
The previous union produced male and female children namely; Ahmed Musa Junior and Halima Musa. Meanwhile, Ahmed Musa and Juliet Ejue have a child together and the child was born on July 27, 2018, in Velden, Austria.
It was also speculated that he married again on July 10, 2021, to his official second wife Miriam in a secret ceremony. Away from his personal life, you can find Musa on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram via the handles below;
What is Ahmed Musa’s Net Worth?
This is where it gets tricky as the player has not revealed his net worth anywhere and we’ll have to make do with speculations in this regard. It has been speculated that his net worth is about £14.96m.
Finally, Ahmed Musa is a name that will be remembered for decades by Nigerian soccer lovers. His exploits with the Eagles in the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Argentina and the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Iceland can’t be laid aside as those feats brought joy to millions of Nigerian soccer followers, although the former ended in a defeat. Regardless, Ahmed Musa will pass for a Super Eagles legend and this is a fact.
Kenneth is a an avid soccer follower, fan and writer. He is a consistent follower of the sport and is a fan of Chelsea FC.