Nigeria: AYC – Musa May Join Flying Eagles on Tuesday

Daily Independent (Lagos)

25 April 2011

There are indications that Dutch club VVV Venlo Ahmed Musa may join Flying Eagles on Tuesday if the club releases him for the semi-final match against Mali on Thursday.

The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has requested for his release moments after Nigeria qualified for the semi-final.

A top NFA official informed MTNFootball.com that a letter was despatched to the Dutch club immediately the Flying Eagles booked a place in the last four of the AYC courtesy of a 2-0 win over Gambia in a final group tie.

According to the official, the Dutch club is willing to allow him feature in the semi-final after the player personally made a request to them.

If everything goes as hoped, Musa will arrive Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday before he would then fly back to his European base on Thursday only hours after the Mali clash.

The former Kano Pillars star was the man of the match in Nigeria’s opening Group B match win over defending champions Ghana at the AYC.

However, Musa had to fly back to Holland a day after helping Nigeria beat the Black Satelites so as to be part of his club’s home game against Heerenveen.

VVV is battling for survival in the Dutch top flight and were at the weekend forced to a 2-2 draw by visiting Heerenveen as closest rivals for a promotion/relegation playoff Willem II won at home to narrow the gap between the two teams to only three points with two matches still to be played.

Next week Sunday, when the AYC final will be played, Musa’s club will host mid-table Feyenoord in continuation of the league, before they play their last game away at De Graafscahp two weeks later.

Willem II will on Sunday be away to league leaders Twente, while their final fixture is at home to NAC Breda.

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