Super Eagles star, Ahmed Musa has insisted that he will observe the Muslim Ramadan Fasting during the upcoming AFCON qualifier against South Africa despite Coach Gernot Rohr’s plea.
The Leicester City striker and Shehu Abdullahi maintained that nothing will stop them from performing their religious rites when Super Eagles face Bafana Bafana on Saturday at the Akapbio International Stadium, Uyo.
Alhassan Ibrahim ‘Muazzam’ and fresh call-up Moroof Youssef of Zamalek are the other players on the 23-man squad who may also insist on the Ramadan fast.
According to the team official, Musa and Shehu fasted during the friendly against Togo in Paris and an unhappy Rohr had to hauled them off after the first half.
Interestingly, Ahmed Musa still scored twice within the first 17 minutes to give the Eagles a healthy lead.
Both players are expected to start against South Africa on June 10, but they may well have limited game time because Rohr does not expect them to give their best as a result of the fast.
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