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Top Nigerian Professional Football League coaches and players have urged unattached Super Eagles players to emulate Ahmed Musa by joining clubs in the local league, in a bid to stay in shape and boost the image of the NPFL, The PUNCH reports.
Eagles captain Musa on Tuesday completed a short term move to Kano Pillars for the remainder of the season – a move NPFL coaches and players believe will give the league a facelift.
The 28-year-old starred for Pillars in 2009 and ended the NPFL season as the top scorer, before his move to VVV Venlo.
And yet, it is.
Perhaps because none of those quite had the same impact, quite captured the imagination in the same way. Certainly not for that three-week period at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Also because Mba was not simply a player who seized a chance to shine. He, instead, arose as the answer to a challenging dilemma, one which threatened to derail Keshi s Super Eagles project.
For so long, there was uncertainty as to who ought to complete the midfield triangle. The base was largely set, with Ogenyi Onazi and John Obi Mikel in tandem acting as a screen for the defence, but who would act at the tip?