Ejuke wants to follow in Musa’s footsteps at CSKA Moscow

Nigeria international Chidera Ejuke hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ahmed Musa by flourishing at CSKA Moscow.

Musa joined the Russian side in 2012 for an undisclosed fee after a brief stint with VV Venlo.

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There, he won three Russian Premier League titles, two Russian Super Cups and one Russian Cup – scoring 42 goals from 125 appearances in the process before moving to Leicester City.

The 28-year-old returned to CSKA on loan before completing a permanent switch to Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr.

For Ejuke who is now with CSKA Moscow after joining Heerenveen, he wants to emulate his compatriot by flourishing at the VEB Arena, and also help the team to ‘the next level’.

“It’s crazy like how they talk about him because of his time at CSKA Moscow,” Ejuke told Omasports.

“He did a lot of things. He is really loved in the city and everyone knows him and talks about him a lot.

“Now I’m here and hopefully I can bring in what I have, support the team and take them to the next level.”

The former Nigeria U17 and U20 star made his Super Eagles debut in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Tunisia – replacing Samuel Chukwueze with 12 minutes to full time.