I Did Not Deserve to be Super Eagles Captain - Musa

Nigeria winger Ahmed Musa has admitted that he did not consider himself worthy to be the skipper of the team.


Musa was favoured ahead of long-serving players like Elderson Echiejile, Efe Ambrose and Mike Obi under Oliseh but stepped down for the Chelsea star on Thursday.

“I didn’t deserve the skipper’s arm band when I was named captain of the team. Mikel is now the new Eagles skipper,” Musa told pressmen on Thursday.

“We have to move on from the past and focus on the Egypt match, which we have to win on Friday.”

Musa also said that it was not a difficult decision for him to make after meeting with his other teammates.

“He’s a senior player to me and more deserving of the arm band,” Musa added.

“The focus is to beat Egypt to boost our chances of qualifying for the Nations Cup in Gabon.”