Ahmed Musa will lead Super Eagles to success under Eric Chelle says Nigerian coach

• Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa has made a instrumentality to the nationalist squad up of the Unity Cup
• Coach Eric Chelle included the Kano Pillars guardant successful the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) squad for the tourney successful London
• A Nigerian manager believes the erstwhile Leicester City prima is the missing nexus successful the Super Eagles squad

Ahmed Musa is making a comeback to the elder nationalist squad aft missing Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

The Super Eagles presently beryllium 4th successful Group C with 7 points, having failed to unafraid a triumph against Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium successful Uyo.

Nigeria person present turned their absorption to the upcoming four-nation Unity Cup successful London, wherever they volition look Ghana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago from May 27 to 31.

Ahmed Musa of Nigeria celebrates aft scoring his team's archetypal extremity during the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Iceland. Photo by: Kevin C. Cox.
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Nigerian manager says Ahmed Musa volition marque quality astatine Unity Cup

Babatunde Taiwo, manager of Burna Boy Football Academy, has backed the inclusion of Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa successful Nigeria’s squad for the upcoming Unity Cup successful London.

Speaking successful an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Taiwo praised Musa's return, saying the Kano Pillars guardant volition bring invaluable acquisition to the squad and service arsenic a relation exemplary for younger players. He said:

“The determination by Eric Chelle and his unit to callback Ahmed Musa is commendable. In the lack of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, I cognize for definite Musa is going to get the jb done if introduced.“At 32, helium inactive has a batch to offer, particularly to debutants and those trying to found themselves. "Many players successful the existent squad deficiency a wide leader, dissimilar past nationalist teams that had seasoned veterans easing retired gradually. Musa’s beingness volition beryllium a large boost for the team.”

Nigeria volition look Ghana astatine the Gtech Community Stadium successful Brentford connected May 28, per ESPN.

Ahmed Musa of Nigeria during the 2019 African Cup of Nations lucifer against Tunisia. Photo by: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto.
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Taiwo urges Musa’s inclusion for World Cup qualifiers

Coach Babatunde Taiwo is calling for Ahmed Musa to beryllium included aboriginal successful Nigeria’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches successful September.

The Burna Boy Academy shot manager believes Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle should springiness the Kano Pillars skipper a accidental to beryllium himself, particularly arsenic younger players person yet to conscionable expectations.

He added that Musa’s acquisition connected the satellite signifier is invaluable. Taiwo said:

“Part of Eric Chelle’s declaration is to suffice the Super Eagles for the 2026 World Cup, and including Ahmed Musa successful the qualifiers adjacent September is cardinal to achieving that.Musa made past arsenic the archetypal Nigerian to people a brace successful 2 antithetic World Cups. He knows what it takes to execute astatine the biggest tournament, and his beingness volition ignite the team.”

Chelle reacts to Eagles' information successful Unity Cup

Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has reacted to the quality of the Nigeria Football Federation confirming the team’s information successful the 2025 Unity Cup.

Chelle welcomed the Unity Cup arsenic an avenue to hole earlier the remaining 2026 World Cup qualifying matches.

He said the tourney would let him to effort retired a fewer players successful antithetic roles.

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Source: Legit.ng