“The joy of tears I shed.”-Super Eagles star reminisce on world brace.
Gospel Salami
It’s every players dream to score for his national team but getting a goal in the FIFA World Cup is phenomenal, not to talk about a brace in two different edition.
Ahmed Musa made this known today via his twitter hand @AhmedMusa718
“Wow how time flies. I can’t believe it’s 2 years already since I scored those much needed goals at the World Cup ⚽⚽⚽⚽The tears of joy I shed that day I can never forget. Unarguably one of the best days of my life. Grateful to Allah & everyone of you for the love.”
Reflecting on the match versus Iceland in Volgograd in a second group D game after a defeat against Croatia, with zero point. Super Eagles were in dying need of at least a win considering the last match against a star-studded Argentine side who were runner up in the previous edition.
Al Nassr winger showed superb technique to fire Nigeria ahead on the half-volley before the he later rounded keeper Hannes Thor Halldorsson to make it 2-0
The 27 years became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the Brazil 2014.
He also became the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring twice against Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
On 5 August 2010, at the young age of 17, he made his debut for the Nigeria senior team in a
qualification match for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against Madagascar, where he came on as a substitute for John Obi Mikel in a 2–0 win. The speedy star scored his first goal for the Super Eagles in a March 2011 friendly against
Kenya.