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'He’s a big stage player' - Peterside Idah lauds Ahmed Musa’s heroics

The Leicester City loanee set the stage alight at the World Cup with his brace helping Nigeria silenced the Icelanders in Volgograd on Friday

Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa has been described as a big stage player by former international Peterside Idah.

The Leicester City man, who recently completed a brief loan spell to CSKA Moscow, inspired Nigeria’s first World Cup 2018 win in Russia on Friday.

Prior to the match, Gernot Rohr’s men had crumbled to a 2-0 win against leaders Croatia and needed a vital win over the Vikings to gain a possible lifeline in reaching the knockout phase.