Former Tremendous Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has introduced his retirement from worldwide soccer, ending a distinguished 15-year spell with the Nigerian nationwide staff.
Musa made the announcement on Wednesday by way of his official X deal with, explaining that the choice adopted cautious consideration. He stated sporting the inexperienced and white jersey at all times meant rather a lot to him.
The Kano Pillars ahead and Common Supervisor recalled starting his worldwide journey as a younger participant, when he was invited on the similar time to the U-20, U-23 and senior nationwide groups. Regardless of his age and frequent travels, he stated he by no means hesitated to reply Nigeria’s name.
Musa earned 111 caps for the Tremendous Eagles, making him probably the most capped participant within the nation’s soccer historical past. He received the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and stays Nigeria’s highest goalscorer on the FIFA World Cup, with well-known targets towards Argentina in 2014 and Iceland in 2018.
He described reaching 111 appearances as an excellent honour and stated he at all times understood the accountability that got here with sporting the nationwide jersey. Musa added that successful the 2013 AFCON was a particular spotlight of his profession, whereas captaining the staff taught him useful classes about management, persistence and placing others first.
Musa thanked his teammates, coaches, backroom workers and soccer directors for his or her assist over time. He additionally expressed deep appreciation to Nigerian followers at house and overseas for standing by him all through his profession.
He concluded by saying he gave his finest to Nigeria and stays assured in the way forward for the Tremendous Eagles, including that his bond with the nation will at all times stay sturdy.
