Ahmed Musa reveals that he forced Rohr to play him against Burundi

Super Eagles assistant captain Ahmed Musa revealed how he forced his coach, Gernot Rohr, to allow him to be part of the AFCON 2019 opening last Saturday  against Swallows of Burundi, who finished 1-0 in favor of Nigeria.

It will be remembered that Musa was still recovering from an illness a few days into the game and did not start against Burundi.

The development prompted Rohr to put Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze to operate from the sidelines, but Saudi striker Al Nassr told the coach he was ready  to play while the game progressed.

I was anxious to get in, but I know I got sick, so the coach talked to me.

As you can see, Shehu was also sick. At the beginning of the game, he was injured, and that's what the coach was a bit worried about.

"Finally, I went in and the game changed and we had the three points, that's the most important thing."

"Every first game in a tournament is very difficult, the most important thing is that we have the three points," Musa told reporters in the mixed zone.

Ahmed Musawas substituted in the 58th minute as a replacement for former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel.