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Musa: Ongoing AFCON 2021 In Cameroon Is My Last

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has announced that the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon will be his last as he will no longer represent Nigeria at the tournament subsequently.

The forward will however be part of the team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar should Nigeria qualify for the tournament which will hold 18 November and 21 December 2022.

Musa made this known during a press conference ahead of the Super Eagles’ opening fixture against Egypt on Tuesday.

The former CSKA Moscow player also said he has charged his teammates to win the the 2021 AFCON as a parting gift for him.

The skipper said: “I think this is my last AFCON Inshaa Allah.

“I have spoken to the boys that this is the only gift you can give to me because this is my last AFCON. And the boys told me that they are ready.

“My first AFCON was in South Africa in 2013 and we ended up winning it. And my second appearance was in Egypt and we won the bronze.”

Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He’s also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring twice against Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria reached the playoffs stages of the World Cup qualifiers after topping a group that contained Cape Verde, Liberia and Central Africa Republic.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.