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AFCON Winner, Ahmed Musa, Quits Turkish Süper Lig Club, Sivasspor
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AFCON Winner, Ahmed Musa, Quits Turkish Süper Lig Club, Sivasspor

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has terminated his contract with Sivasspor over alleged non-payment of six months' salary
  • Legit.ng understands that 31-year-old Musa is working to move to another club before the summer
  • Musa has played for clubs like PFC CSKA Moscow, Leicester City, Al Nassr, and Kano Pillars

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Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering sports and football.

Sivas, Turkey - Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, Ahmed Musa, has reportedly terminated his Sivasspor contract.

According to Complete Sports in a report on Wednesday, February 28, Musa, 31, notified Sivasspor of his decision to terminate his contract in December 2023.

Ahmed Musa of Sivasspor/Ahmed Musa transfer
Musa quits Sivasspor. Photo credit: ANP
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The contract between both parties was terminated by mutual agreement.

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Although multiple reports said the Turkish club owes Musa, Legit.ng cannot independently verify this claim.

This leaves the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winner as a free agent but he is working on moving to another club before the opening of the summer transfer window, Soccernet reported.

Musa leaves Sivasspor: Nigerians react

Following the update about Musa's imminent departure from Sivasspor, several Nigerians reacted. Legit.ng captures some comments below:

@FrankWriter1 wrote:

"Wow! I thought it was only NPFL that doesn't pay salaries to footballers. Omo."

@agba_editor commented:

"Make he retire. Come coach any of the NFL side for Nigeria."

@Darealmayabanks wrote:

"He should just retire and channel his energy elsewhere."

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AFCON 2023: Musa gets award from Tinubu

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Musa, was on Tuesday, February 13, honoured with an Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) award.

Musa was previously a Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).

Apart from Musa, Kenneth Omeruo also already has a MON award for winning the AFCON title in 2013.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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