Thursday 15 October 2020

FIFA tips Musa as first Nigerian to score in 3 World Cups

.Celebrates Eagles’ star @ 28

By Akeem Lawal

World football governing body, FIFA has tipped Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa to hit the target at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and become the first Nigerian to score in three World Cup tournaments, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

 

The Super Eagles captain became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in Brazil 2014. He is also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring twice against Iceland in the group stage of the Russia 2018 edition.


 

The former Machester City forward bagged his 93rd appearance for Nigeria in Tuesday’s international friendly against Tunisia in Austria, providing an assist to help the Super Eagles record a 1-1 draw in the encounter.

 

The Al-Nassr forward turned 28 on Wednesday and FIFA celebrated him by uploading a 31 seconds video compilation of his four goals for the three-time African champions at the global tournaments on the federation’s verified Twitter handled.

 

“Happy 28th birthday to a man who impressed no less a legend than Lionel Messi at Brazil 2014 & who, at Russia 2018, became the only @NGSuperEagles player to score in two World Cups. Can @Ahmedmusa718 become the only Nigerian to score in 3 in 2022?”, FIFA tweeted alongside the video.

 

 

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