Presidency Reacts as Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa Officially Joins Nigerian Club Kano Pillars

Presidency Reacts as Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa Officially Joins Nigerian Club Kano Pillars

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:49 PM

- Bashir Ahmad stated that Ahmed Musa’s move to Nigerian club Kano Pillars is a ‘smart move’

- The Super Eagles captain has officially joined his former club Pillars until the end of the season

- Musa has been out of club since leaving Saudi Arabian outfit Al Shabab last year

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Bashir Ahmad, a personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, has applauded Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa for joining Kano Pillars until the end of the season.

Nigeria Professional Football League club Pillars announced they have signed the former Leicester city forward on a short-term deal, with Bashir Ahmad describing it as ‘smart move’.

Musa will play with the Kano based team until the end of the 2020/2021 season where he scored 18 goals having had a stint there in 2009.

The Nigerian international has been without a club after leaving Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia last year’s October.

Reacting to Musa’s move, Bashir Ahmad via his twitter handle on Wednesday, welcomed the former CSKA and Leicester City forward back to the NPFL.

He wrote:

“Kano Pillars FC have agreed to sign its former player and Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, for the rest of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Smart move by the ‘Sai Masu Gida’. Welcome home Ahmed Musa718.”

Musa however disclosed that he moved to the local club instead of being idle in Europe.

Several clubs in England including West Brom are reportedly interested in the 29-year-old who remain Nigeria’s record scorer at the World Cup with four goals.

Presidency reacts as Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa officially joins Nigerian club Kano Pillars
Bashir Ahmad lauds Ahmed Musa's move to Kano Pillars. Photo: Ulrik Pedersen
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Respected Nigerian journalist Rabark Bakare disclosed that home-based players will benefit from the presence of the Super Eagles captain, adding that fans will take advantage to see more NPFL, matches.

He told Legit.ng:

"I see it as a good omen, it will give the home based lads a sense of belonging that one of them is the captain of the National team so they can get there too.
I hope there's an opportunity for fans to return to the stadium soon, anywhere Musa plays will be filled up to the brim.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian defender Leon Balogun has been rewarded with a one-year contract extension by Rangers until the summer of 2022.

The 32-year-old's initial deal by the end of this season but his performances earned him another year at the Ibrox Stadium.

Balogun has made 28 appearances for The Gers so far this campaign playing as a right-back and a centre-back under Liverpool legend Steven Gerard.

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Babajide Orevba
Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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