Ahmed Musa Joins CHAN Eagles

Globacom Premier League top scorers Ahmed Musa has joined Daniel Amokachi’s team as Nigeria seek to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg of their African Nations Championship qualifier against Niger.

But three Heartland players, ThankGod Ike, Austin Brown and Bello Musa Kofarmata all left on Wednesday to join their club for a CAF Champions League first round fixture in Cameroon this weekend.

Also away from the camp are Enyimba’s Osas Idehen.

They are all expected back early next week.

Musa, scorer of 14 goals so far in the league, joined the team along with his Kano Pillars teammate, midfielder Solomon Okpako, Heartland’s inventive midfielder Ikechukwu Ibenegbu is also expected to join up with the squad after this weekend’s CAF Champions League first leg game against Cameroon’s Tiko United FC.

Amokachi, a former World Cup striker, has come under unrelenting criticism following that shock defeat in the first leg, and with Nigeria staring down the barrel, has turned to the 14-goal forward.

 “We need the best players from the league, and since he is the highest goalscorer, he should be there,” Technical Committee member Taiwo Ogunjobi told newsmen.

The second leg game comes up next weekend in Kano.