Jun 13, 2014
Super Eagles midfielder, Ahmed Musa, has declared himself fit for Nigeria’s first match against Iran scheduled Curitiba on Monday. Musa told our correspondent on Thursday that his injury was not too serious but that doctors advised him not to aggravate it.
He said, “I was ready to play even the last friendly against the USA, but it is of no use taking such risk when the event proper was yet to start. “I am happy to say that I have been part of full training for about a week and also trained on Wednesday. I am fit and ready for Iran.”
Speaking on the opposition, the CSKA Moscow player said the encounter would be tough since it is the first match. “Every first match is always very dicey because the competition is just starting. We are hoping to take our chances early and control the match to bag the three points.
“We know the importance of the first two games and we are going to do our best to get the results,” he said. Nigerian are competing for honours in group F of the global football competition along with Iran, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Argentina.