AFTERMATH OF BRACE: Musa a CULT HERO in Argentina
Seasoned football writer in Argentina Diego Silvo has revealed that Nigeria international Ahmed Musa is a cult hero among the Argentines even before he scored a brace against Iceland in Volgograd on Friday.
Seasoned football writer in Argentina Diego Silvo has revealed that Nigeria international Ahmed Musa is a cult hero among the Argentines even before he scored a brace against Iceland in Volgograd on Friday.
Silvo disclosed further that Musa has been literarily ‘worshipped’ by the Argentines since he scored a brace against Argentina in one of the group matches of the Brazil’2014 World Cup, although the South American country won the game by 3- 2.
He argued that he talked with his countrymen via commentary on television and talk among them was Ahmed Musa and his brace adding that, ‘Musa, congratulations. I’m proud to tell you that we ‘worship’ you in Argentina. You are the Argentines’ most feared player. Scoring two goals against Iceland further heightens the fears in Argentina about your potential and how dangerous you are in front of the goalpost.’’
On his part, Musa expressed satisfaction with the compliments coming from Argentina and warned them that he is prepared to score another two goals against them on Tuesday, if the opening to score goals comes his way.
Musa revealed further that since the time he scored a brace against Argentina, he scored another brace against Lionel Messi in the UEFA Champions league game between Leicester City and Barcelona inside Leicester City’s Stadium in England.
Musa used the post-match interview platform to dedicate his goals to his Eagles’ mates, the fans, the management and players of CSKA Moscow FC for giving him the playing time to prepare himself for the Russia 2018 World cup holding in Volgograd, Moscow, Saint Petersburg and many other cities in Russia.
Musa stressed that he wasn’t surprised that he scored a brace at the Volgograd Stadium insisting that he has always scored goals anytime he played inside the stadium.
He assured Nigerians that Eagles will scale through the Argentine hurdle with hard, team unit and determination, promising that Argentina’s dominance over Nigeria at the Mundial will end on Tuesday inside the Saint Petersburg Stadium.