They lifted him shoulder high and others jostled to get a selfie as he struggled to get down and free himself from the admiring mob of fans at the end of the Matchday 6 fixture. Akwa United had just beaten the visiting Kano Pillars 2-0 and it was made more interesting by the fact that Coach Baba Ganaru was winning …

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa is in contention to make his third debut for former champions Kano Pillars when they host Sunshine Stars in a Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match-day five fixture at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina on Sunday. Musa and Nigeria midfielder Shehu Abdullahi rejoined the Sai Masu Gidas on short-term contracts for the 2024/25 season. …

Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment of a new management team for Kano Pillars Football Club. This followed the recent expiration and subsequent dissolution of the previous Kano Pillars Football Club management board. The governor stated this in a statement by his spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, on Sunday. The new board members will serve for an …

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, is now without a club after terminating his contract with Turkish Super Lig side, Yapı Sivasspor after just seventeen months. Musa, 31, was part of Jose Peseiro’s team at the just concluded AFCON 2023 tournament in Ivory Coast as the Nigerian team returned home with a silver medal, but he played none of the seven …

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has sent goodwill messages to victims of Christmas Eve attacks on communities in three local government areas of Plateau State. The winger condemned the attacks and ordered a manhunt for the killers while calling on Nigerians to stand against violence. On Sunday, gunmen attacked 12 villages — Ndun, Ngyong, Murfet, Makundary, Tamiso, Chiang, Tahore, Gawarba, …

In the spirit of the Yuletide season, Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has extended his humanitarian gesture to a journalist. He gifted a two-bedroom flat located in Lugbe, Abuja, to the female sports reporter, Joan Nnenna Iwuchukwu. The beneficiary, an Abuja-based journalist who confirmed Musa’s kind gesture, said she is still in shock even as she prayed to God to …

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa, has blamed the passionate Nigerian fans for the exit of the trio of Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, and Odion Ighalo from the national team. Speaking ahead of Nigeria’s clash against Zimbabwe in a matchday two World Cup qualifier at Stade Huye in Butare, Rwanda, Musa addressed the circumstances surrounding the retirement of these experienced players. …

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, says he reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, at his fuel station MYCA7 in Kano to help alleviate the hardship on Nigerians occasioned by the hike in the price of the petroleum product. Musa announced the reduction from N620 to N580 per litre via his Twitter handle on Monday. Two …

Super Eagles’ captain, Ahmed Musa was the surprise visitor to the camp of Nigeria’s U17 team, the Golden Eaglets at ParkView Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday. Nigeria’s most capped international admonished the players to endeavour to maintain the country’s rich football culture and also make a name for themselves and their families, adding that he regrets not ever playing for …

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has become the most capped Nigerian player after his appearance in the second leg of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau. The Nigerian national team defeated the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau 1-0 at the Estadio 24 de Setembro. Musa, who made his Eagles debut in 2010, and was also part of the 2013 …