Ahmed Musa: Football Profile, Nigeria Caps and Net Worth

Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian winger and forward, born on 14 October 1992 in Jos, Plateau State, who retired from international football on 17 December 2025 as the most capped player in the history of Nigeria, with 111 caps and 16 goals. He returned to Kano Pillars in October 2024 for a third spell at the club, and the Kano State Government named him general manager on 4 July 2025, with him continuing to play. Readers in South Africa who follow him as a soccer player will find the same story here, from Jos to Moscow, Leicester and Riyadh.

For Super Eagles supporters in Kano, Lagos and his birthplace of Jos, Musa's career connects Nigerian club football with the World Cup stage. Below you will find his clubs in order, his reported Leicester transfer fee, the two World Cup braces that made his name, an attributed net worth estimate, and where to follow him from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda, with kick off times in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT.

Who Is Ahmed Musa?

Ahmed Musa is the forward from Jos who became the face of a Super Eagles generation, and the record book gives him two firsts that nobody can take away. He was the first Nigerian to score twice in a single World Cup match, against Argentina in 2014, and the first Nigerian to score at two World Cups, with both goals against Iceland in 2018. He plays off either flank or through the middle, and won league titles in Russia and Saudi Arabia before going home to the NPFL, the Nigeria Premier Football League.

Musa's roots in Jos and his breakthrough at Kano Pillars give his international career a strong Northern Nigerian connection. His 18 league goals for Pillars in 2009-10 established his name before his moves abroad.

The Road From Jos: Every Club and Every Reported Fee

Wikipedia's career record lists a loan at JUTH in 2008-09 before Musa's breakthrough on loan at Kano Pillars. He scored 18 league goals for Pillars in 2009-10, a single season record for the Nigerian league that stood until November 2011. That season established his connection with Kano before his later returns.

Wikipedia records his move to VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands in 2010, followed by CSKA Moscow in 2012. At CSKA he won three Russian Premier League titles, the 2012-13 Russian Cup and the Russian Super Cups of 2013 and 2014. For a Nigerian forward in his early twenties, that is a medal drawer most professionals never manage to fill.

In 2016 Leicester City paid a club record fee of GBP 16.6 million to bring him to the Premier League. The table records that fee and dates the other moves. His Leicester spell ran from 2016 to 2018. Wikipedia records his return to CSKA on loan in 2018, before he joined Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia later that year.

At Al Nassr he won the 2018-19 Saudi Pro League and the 2019 Saudi Super Cup. Wikipedia records a second spell at Kano Pillars in 2021, followed by Fatih Karagümrük in 2021 and Sivasspor in 2022. He returned to Pillars in October 2024 for a third spell. So, the table below lays out the order of every move, while the stats module above carries his appearances and goals for this season, which change after every match.

Why Did Musa Go Home to Kano Pillars?

Kano Pillars is where Musa made his name, and his return brought a role beyond the pitch. He rejoined in October 2024, and on 4 July 2025 the Kano State Government named him general manager, with him continuing to play.

His experience in European and Saudi football offers young Northern Nigerian players an example of a professional pathway abroad. The general manager appointment added another dimension to his connection with Pillars. The table and results modules carry the club's league position and match results, while the stats module records Musa's appearances and goals.

The chronology explains the significance of the return without assuming his private reasons. Pillars links the teenager who scored 18 league goals in 2009-10 with the established Nigeria international who returned in October 2024. For supporters following African players overseas, that connection makes his domestic career part of the same story as his World Cup goals. His playing contribution and the general manager appointment are also separate parts of that story: appearances describe his involvement on the pitch, while the appointment records a role within the club.

What Does Ahmed Musa Do on the Pitch?

Musa is a direct wide forward whose main weapon has always been acceleration into the space behind a defence. He plays on either wing or as a second striker, and he is at his most dangerous when a team sits high and leaves room to run into. His game is about timing the run, taking the first touch forward and finishing early, before the covering defender can recover.

The first night that made the world notice came at the 2014 World Cup, when he scored twice in Nigeria's 3-2 defeat to Argentina. The two goals made him the first Nigerian to score twice in a single World Cup game.

Another defining match was Nigeria's 2-0 win over Iceland at the 2018 World Cup. Musa scored both goals, becoming the first Nigerian to score at two World Cups.

Before those nights, he had already scored in the 4-1 semi final win over Mali at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, on the way to Nigeria's title. His acceleration gives a coach a direct option when there is space behind the defence.

When watching that role, look at the movement before the pass. A run from a wide position towards the centre asks defenders to decide whether to follow the runner or protect their area. The passer's timing matters too: releasing the ball as the forward accelerates can turn open space into a shooting opportunity. That gives supporters a way to assess Musa's contribution beyond the final touch.

Musa and the Super Eagles: Debut, AFCON Medals and 111 Caps

Musa made his Nigeria debut at the age of 17 on 5 September 2010, against Madagascar in a qualifier for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. His international career ran from that debut to his retirement on 17 December 2025.

He won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013. His World Cup goals in 2014 and 2018 give supporters across Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda clear milestones in his international career.

How many caps does he have? Trust Radio reported 111 caps and 16 goals when he retired on 17 December 2025, confirming him as the most capped player in Nigeria's history.

The figures describe different achievements. His 111 caps record appearances for the senior national team; his 16 goals record scoring contributions across that international career. The World Cup braces in 2014 and 2018 sit within that total, rather than being additional goals. Reading the milestones together shows both the length of his service to Nigeria and the particular tournament performances that gave supporters across Africa shared moments to remember.

Musa is now a former international following his retirement on 17 December 2025. The African footballers section carries profiles of other players representing Nigeria and countries across the continent.

Ahmed Musa net worth

Afrik-foot reported in 2025 an estimated net worth for Ahmed Musa of about EUR 24 million, just above USD 26 million. The outlet did not name who made the estimate. The figure should be read as a reported estimate rather than a disclosed total of his assets and liabilities.

Afrik-foot also reported in 2025 that his Leicester City salary was about EUR 75,000 a week, around EUR 3.9 million a year with bonuses, and that he received a USD 3 million payment for his 2018 move to Al Nassr. Leicester City's GBP 16.6 million transfer fee in 2016 was a separate amount paid to sign him.

His business interests followed. He bought a second petrol station in October 2017 and opened the Ahmed Musa Neighbourhood Centre in Kaduna in February 2021.

A transfer fee and a player's salary measure different things, and neither is a measure of net worth. A wage describes earnings, while net worth reflects assets minus liabilities. Afrik-foot's 2025 estimate provides an attributed figure, with the limitation that the person behind the estimate was not identified.

How to Watch Ahmed Musa From Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda

The fixtures module lists Kano Pillars games with their dates and kick off times in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT. It also shows the confirmed broadcaster for each fixture, updating as coverage is confirmed.

Kick off times work the same way for every match. A 16:00 GMT start, which is the time in Accra, is 17:00 WAT in Lagos and Kano, 18:00 SAST in Johannesburg and 19:00 EAT in Nairobi and Kampala. The fixtures module displays the times for readers following on a phone.

Check the match date alongside the time, particularly for an evening fixture that falls after midnight in another viewing zone. A listed team fixture also does not establish an individual player's participation. For followers tracking Musa specifically, the team selection and appearance record answer a different question from the broadcast listing: whether he takes part, rather than where the match can be watched.

Readers in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda can check the fixtures module for the confirmed broadcaster in their country. Save the Kano Pillars page to find the fixture details and kick off times.