Ahmed Musa is widely known as appreciated as a professional footballer with Kano Pillers and Nigeria National team.
He has been all over the place with his football career, but currently, he decided to return to play for the Nigerian League.
The former Super Eagles captain has won so many things in his career both with his teams and personally.
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Ahmed Musa Biography
He was born on October 14, 1992, in Nigeria. He spent his childhood as a young boy in the Northern part of Nigeria.
With an intriguing life story of how a simple boy from Nigeria became one of the best-known Nigerian footballers, Ahmed Musa has a lot to be thankful for and us to admire his rise to fame.
But where did it all start and what was his life story like? His story began on 14th October 1992 in the city of Jos, Plateau State in Nigeria, when he was born to Alhaji Musa and Sarah Moses.
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He had a relatively good life, up until the untimely death of his father, while Musa was still a young boy. That meant that he and his 4 sisters were left with only their mother who raised them by herself.
Nonetheless, their mother did everything she could to provide their children with everything they desired.
She also played a big part in Ahmed Musa’s dream of becoming a professional footballer with her support.
Even as a young boy who spent a lot of his time playing football, the game he loved and enjoyed, and even as a kid his dream was to one day be a professional football player.
His dream did not take long to start molding into a reality, as he quickly started to show his potential as a football player.
In 2008 he joined the GBS Football Academy, where his performances caught the attention of Nigerian clubs.
Only a year later he joined JUTH FC where he played 18 games and scored 4 goals. Next year, in 2010, Musa joined Kano Pillars where his rise to fame started.
In only 25 appearances for his new club, Musa scored 18 goals and singlehandedly carried the team to a second-place finish.
After an impressive season at Kano Pillars, he not only made a huge impact on his new team but also made a name for himself in the football world.
His performance in the 2009/10 season was the one that earned him a spot in Nigeria’s 2010 WAFU Nations Cup squad, where Musa played a crucial part in his team winning the cup.
After another impressive performance, he was called into the senior squad, however, an injury stopped him from playing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In only a few years he made a name for himself in Nigeria, but now he felt like it was time to offer his skills to the world.
That is why he decided to travel abroad and join the Eredivisie team VVV-Venlo. He was however too young at the time to play for the team, which meant he had to wait a few months to feature for the club.
However, as soon as he turned 18, Musa made his debut in a match against FC Groningen where he got his team a penalty kick which helped his team to a victory on his debut day.
His impressive performances continued which was noticed by the media who suggested he should move to a stronger league like England or Germany, where he would become a new football star.
While he did not exactly follow the instructions of football media, he did end up in cold Russia in January 2012, when he joined CSKA Moscow, where he once again left a mark.
In his first season with the new team, he won the league cup and the Russian Premier League, which was the first league title for CSKA Moscow after 6 long years.
While he was one of the key players in CSKA Moscow, Musa continued performing admirably well on the international level.
In 2013, he helped Nigeria win the Africa Cup of Nations and had his fair share of involvement in the 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign.
That year the Nigerian team ended up losing to France in the 1/8 finals, however, he went down in history as a player who scored 2 goals against Argentina in the group stage.
Fast forward to 2016, he moved from CSKA Moscow to Leicester for a club-record fee of €19.5 Million.
With impressive results in Russia, Netherlands, and on the international level, Leicester expected a lot from Musa, however, he failed to deliver.
In 33 games played for Leicester, he only scored 5 goals, which was not enough for the Foxes to keep him, so they decided to sell him to Al-Nassr for €16,50M in August of 2018, where he remains up to date.
In the 2018/19 season, he played 21 matches for Al-Nassr, scored 5 goals, and added 6 assists. He is now a player with Kano Pillers in the Nigerian League.
Musa Career Stats
He has scored each of Nigeria’s last three World Cup goals, with this goal meaning he is the highest goalscorer at World Cup tournaments for the Super Eagles.
Ahmed Musa has scored 5 braces for Nigeria since 2014 – at least 3 more than any other Nigerian player.
Jun ’14: Nigeria 2-3 Argentina
Nov ’14: Nigeria 3-1 Sudan
Mar ’15: Nigeria 2-0 Niger
Jun ’17: Nigeria 3-0 Togo
Jun ’18: Nigeria 2-0 Iceland
He is the only player to score 2+ goals in a single World Cup game for Nigeria.
2014: vs. Argentina
2018: vs. Iceland
Ahmed Musa Cars
He is only 32 years old but no doubt has a quality taste for cars having recently acquired a new Mercedes Benz V Class 2019 Zero KM for $87200 worth 31 million naira earlier in 2019.
Range Rover Sport: The fans of Ahmed Musa first saw him with this vehicle on social media. This car is a luxurious SUV of middle sizes, made by the company Land Rover.
The second generation of these cars, one of which he owns, came out in 2013, even though they have been around since 2005.
Mercedes G-Wagon: This is another car owned by the player. It is also called the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
This car is a four-wheel luxurious SUV of middle size. The manufacturer is Magna Steyr, a company based in Austria.
Range Rover Velar: The new car of Ahmed Musa, which he acquired in 2018. This white car is very gorgeous and practical.
It is produced by the Jaguar Land Rover company and is the fourth model in the line of Range Rovers.
This car, which is also an SUV, is very compact and luxurious. It was first released to the public in 2017.
Musa House
He completed his multi-million naira mansion in his home town Jos in 2016 and it includes top facilities such as a swimming pool, football pitch, a mosque, a gym, and more.
According to news sources, The house would cost him millions of dollars as the footballer spent time developing the property which is built on 10 plots of prime real estate.
Ahmed Musa Net Worth
His net worth is estimated at $ 18 million and currently earns an annual salary of over N3m.
He no longer plays in Europe which has seen his salary come down so much from the former $3 million.
If any club wants to sign him, they would be prepared to pay a sum of money and negotiate with his present club.
He still actively plays football and won’t mind making a return back to Europe where he made a name for himself.
Ahmed Musa Wife
He was married twice. With his first wife Jamila, he had two children Musa Jr and Hamila. But the marriage did not last long and the pair separated in 2017.
Not long after he got married once more, this time to Juliet Ejue. His wife Juliet is from Ogoja Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria.
She was a student at the Police Secondary School, which is located in her native city Calabar. In 2018, Musa became a father once more, this time to Ibrahim Musa.
In January 2019, his biggest inspiration and a key figure in his life, his mother Sarah Moses passed away due to an illness.
While we did end this short biography on a sad note, his story is inspiring, to say the least. This might not be the usual article, which talks about football news, but rather a short biography.
It’s still an interesting story about this player’s cars, family, stats, house, and everything whose life story took him all over the world from the small town in Nigeria to the highest level of professional football.
Ahmed Musa Facts
Date Of Birth: October 14, 1992
Place Of Birth: Jos, Nigeria
Height: 5 feet 7 inches (170cm)
Weight: 62kg
Playing Position: Winger
