{"id":58153,"date":"2023-04-15T20:07:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T20:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/15\/ahmed-musa-to-hang-his-boot-for-super-eagles-after-afcon-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T20:07:20","slug":"ahmed-musa-to-hang-his-boot-for-super-eagles-after-afcon-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/15\/ahmed-musa-to-hang-his-boot-for-super-eagles-after-afcon-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed Musa to hang his boot for Super Eagles after AFCON 2023 \u00bb \u2122-"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Musa plans to stop participating in football for the Nigerian men\u2019s national team after the 2023 African Cup of Nations, which will be held in Ivory Coast. <\/p>\n<p>After the African football festival, Musa intends to hang up his boots from domestic competitions, according to his close buddy and FIFA-licensed agent Abumere Ededuan. <\/p>\n<p>In his opinion, the Sivasspor winger would leave the field unless there was a sudden change of heart so the younger players could showcase their skills.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ededuan said;\u00a0<strong>\u201cYou never can tell because in football anything can happen, but that notwithstanding, Musa is hoping to end his time with the national team on a high in Ivory Coast. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s time for him to give the younger players opportunity to show what they can equally do for our fatherland.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe has served the nation with highest degree of devotion and dedication and I think his mind is made up\u2026 He has given a strong indication that Ivory Coast is likely to be his last port of call with the national team.\u2019\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish S\u00fcper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team.<\/p>\n<p>After scoring twice against Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a game.<\/p>\n<p>Musa scored twice against Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup\u2019s group stage to become the first Nigerian to score in two World Cup matches.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>He has 108 appearances, making him the highest cap holder for Nigeria since November 2021. 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