Ahmed Musa will lead Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles on the upcoming Unity Cup in London, on his return to the nationwide group fold after being missed for latest World Cup qualifiers, Soccernet.ng stories.
Kano Pillars confirmed on Monday that their celebrity, who has been in tremendous kind this season, will headline Nigeria’s squad for the four-nation invitational match.
The competitors is about to run from 26–31 Could 2025 at Brentford’s Gtech Group Stadium.
“Captain Ahmed Musa is about to steer the Tremendous Eagles on the Unity Cup 4-Nations Tourney from Could 26–31, 2025, at Brentford Stadium, London,” the Nigerian Premier League facet stated in an announcement.
Musa’s recall comes after nationwide group coach Eric Chelle left him out of Nigeria’s March World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Nevertheless, the previous Leicester Metropolis winger now seems again within the supervisor’s plans forward of the summer time match.
The Unity Cup, final held in 2004, returns this yr after a 21-year hiatus. Initially hosted at The Valley, the competitors featured Nigeria, Jamaica and the Republic of Eire, with the Tremendous Eagles lifting the trophy. The 2025 version expands to 4 groups: Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Ahmed Musa to steer Tremendous Eagles in opposition to Ghana, Jamaica on the Unity Cup
The semi-finals will kick off with Trinidad and Tobago going through Jamaica on Tuesday 27 Could.
On Wednesday 28 Could, Nigeria will go head-to-head with West African rivals Ghana in a extremely anticipated conflict. The match concludes on Saturday 31 Could with a third-place play-off adopted by the ultimate.
Dwight Yorke, the previous Manchester United striker, will probably be on the sidelines as Trinidad and Tobago’s head coach, including a contact of star energy to the occasion.
Musa’s inclusion is a serious increase for Nigeria. The 32-year-old ahead stays probably the most skilled gamers within the squad. Since making his worldwide debut in 2010 as a young person, he has earned 110 caps – greater than some other Nigerian participant – and scored 18 objectives.
He holds the excellence of being the primary Nigerian to attain greater than as soon as in a single World Cup match (vs Argentina in 2014) and the primary to attain in two World Cup tournaments, following his brace in opposition to Iceland in 2018.
A key determine in Nigeria’s trendy soccer historical past, Musa helped the Tremendous Eagles win the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, secured third place in 2019, and claimed silver at the latest match in Cote d’Ivoire.
Whereas Musa has not been part of the Tremendous Eagles since that last in February, his home kind has been spectacular. The veteran winger has registered eight objectives and two assists for Kano Pillars within the ongoing 2024–25 NPFL season.
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