Former Nigeria international defender Celestine Babayaro says incumbent captain of the Super Eagles Ahmed Musa is the only big game player in the team at the moment.
Musa who is presently playing in Saudi Arabia is heavily linked with a return to mainstream Europe this summer and Babayaro who spent 11 seasons in England playing for Chelsea and Newcastle United believe he still has what it takes to cut it at the highest level.
He said Musa has shown over time that the Super Eagles can rely on him in big games especially with most of the players in the present set up relatively new to international football and the pressure that comes with it.
” Musa has been around for a long time but that doesn’t mean he is old. He was lucky enough to have come into the team at a very young age. He is been there since 2012. What I have noticed about him is that he scores in big games where the pressure is heavy. Such players are useful at top clubs in top leagues”, Babayaro told Owngoalnigeria.com.
” At two different World Cup we have seen him come alive in key games even in some qualifiers. In the Super Eagles team at the moment he is the only big game player as most of them in the team are relatively new to international football which is totally different from club football. Gernot Rohr and the Super Eagles team still need him”.
Osas Mahawi