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Former Nigerian Star Urges Forward Ahmed Musa to Leave Leicester City Ahead of World Cup

Former Nigeria star Tijani Babangida has urged compatriot Ahmed Musa to leave Leicester City in the January transfer window, if the forward has any chance of forcing his way back into the national squad for next summer's World Cup in Russia.

Speaking to African publication Complete Sports, the former Super Eagles winger stated he believes the time is now crucial for Musa to leave the former Premier League champions, having become a peripheral figure at the King Power Stadium in the past 12 months.

Babangida said: ”The best thing is for him to leave Leicester City in January either on loan or permanently.