Al Nassr vs AGMK: Musa ready for AFC Champions League clash

By Akeem Lawal

SUPER Eagles vice captain, Ahmed Musa is expected to feature for Al Nassr in Tuesday’s AFC Champions League clash against FK AGMK at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium after resuming training with the Saudi Arabian club, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

The Nigeria international, who was granted a compassionate leave following the death of his mother who died recently after a brief illness, returned to the team last weekend as they intensify preparations for the Asian Champions League fixture.

Since arriving Saudi Arabia from English club, Leicester City, the former CSKA Moscow forward has been a big hit in the oil-rich country.

After enjoying a good outing in 2018, the pacy forward started 2019 on a blazing note, scoring two goals as Al Nassr, romped to a 6-0 win over Al Jndal in one of the King Cup ties on the 3rd of January to take his tally to five for the Riyadh-based outfit. 

However, that would be the last time the former Kano Pillars' captain will feature as he reportedly sustained a thigh injury in training, which ruled him out of the team’s subsequent matches before the sad news of his mother’s death on January 24th.

Al Nassr shared pictures Musa’s training with the team ahead of the match against the Uzbekistan outfit, which shows that the Nigerian has gotten over the pain of the death of his mother.

The 26 year old is expected to return to action for Nigeria in the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final group qualifier against Seychelles and the international friendly against the Pharoahs of Egypt.