With another appearance for the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa hits another career milestone in Nigeria football history as he added a feather to legendary status in style.
Ahmed Musa came in the 85th minute during the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Liberia in Tangier, Morrocco to become the first Nigerian ever to play 102 international games for the Super Eagles.
The captain of the Super Eagles surpassed the 101 appearances of former captains of the JosephYobo and Vincent Enyeama.
He did it style, by scoring his 16th International goal in the match, the goal secured the three points for the Super Eagles as the Lone Stars of Liberia bow to the Superior firepower of the Super Eagles by 2-0.
Musa coolly converted from the penalty spot in the 93rd when Victor Osimhen was hacked down by the Liberian goalkeeper.
He added this new feather to his legendary status in Nigeria football, a career spanning over thirteen years at the highest level and he has never stopped breaking and setting new records.
The 29-year-old winger is the first player to score 18 or more goals in the history of the professional football league in Nigeria.
He achieved this feat in the 2009/2010 season when he 18 goals in 25 appearances for Kano Pillars to break Ishaya Jatau haul of 17 goals in a season which was standing for ten years (1990) before Musa's broke it in 2010.
The talismanic winger also holds the record of being the only Nigerian to score two goals in a match at the FIFA World Cup.
He set the record in 2014 when he first appeared at the Mundial when he scored the two goals in the Super Eagles 3-2 loss to Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup which took place in Brazil.
He repeat the feat at the Russia 2018 edition when his two goals helped Nigeria to defeat Iceland by 2-0, which is coincidentally the only game the Super Eagles won at the World Cup.
The four goals he scored in the two matches remained the highest number of goals scored by any Nigerian in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
This makes him arguably the most valuable Nigerian player ever to play at the FIFA World Cup judging by his extraordinary performance at the two world cups he attended.
The Faith Karagamuk FC player is no doubt at the twilight of his career but he is not done yet with setting the records as he is in line to extend the number of his international caps.
Furthermore, he also stands a chance to become the first Nigerian to win the AFCON twice if selected for the 2021 African Of Cup Nations billed for Cameroon in January 2022, having won the competition in 2013 in South Africa.
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