Musa makes FIFA’s Team of the Week

In from Nifemi Daniel …

Super Eagles assistant captain Ahmed Musa has been listed by world soccer ruling body FIFA in it’s ultimate team of the week following his superlative display for his Russian club, CSKA Moscow at the weekend.

Ahmed Musa and Seydou Doumbia scored a brace each to help CSA Moscow stage a remarkable comeback to win 6-4 at Mordovia Saransk on Sunday.

Each week FIFA Ultimate Team assembles the best players from international and club competition around the world. This collection of players is available to challenge in FUT.

In Saturday action in Italy, Milan’s Carlos Bacca had two goals, included the match-winner, as the club took three points from Palermo by the score of 3-2.

Staying in Italy on Sunday, Gonzalo Higuaín scored twice as Napoli easily defeated Lazio 5-0. The victory gave the club its first win of the season.

Meanwhile in England, Manchester United managed to leave St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday with a 2-3 away win over Southampton. Newly acquired Anthony Martial scored United’s first two goals in the match.

It would be recalled that CSKA were three goals down after 15 minutes during which they had a player sent off.

But they turned on the style in the early second half to pull back two goals.

Cote d’Ivoire star Doumbia then got on the scoreboard after 59 minutes with an assist from Ahmed Musa to make it 3-3.

Read also: Musa scores brace in CSKA’s great comeback

However, the home team retook the lead in the 68th minute, before CSKA fought back to draw level at 4-4 through Nigeria international Musa in the 80th courtesy of an assist by Doumbia.

Musa then put his army team ahead 5-4 five minutes later for his fifth league goal this season, before Doumbia completed his own brace two minutes from time to wrap up a remarkable fight-back.

FIFA Starting XI

GK: Ralf Fährmann – FC Schalke 04 (Germany)

CB: Kurt Zouma – Chelsea FC (England)

CB: Marc Bartra – FC Barcelona (Spain)

RB: Paul Verhaegh – FC Augsburg (Germany)

LM: Ahmed Musa – CSKA Moskva (Russia)

CM: André André – FC Porto (Portugal)

CAM: Shinji Kagawa – Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

CAM: Yunus Malli – 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Germany)

ST: Gonzalo Higuaín – Napoli (Italy)

ST: Carlos Bacca – Milan (Italy)

ST: Anthony Martial – Manchester United (England)

Substitutes & Reserves

GK: Cédric Carrasso – Girondins de Bordeaux (France)

LB: Emilio Izaguirre – Celtic (Scotland)

RM: Martin Broberg – Örebro SK (Sweden)

CM: Papa Ndiaye – Osmanlıspor (Turkey)

CDM: Richie Towell – Dundalk FC (Rep. of Ireland)

RM: Estéfano Arango – Cúcuta Deportivo (Colombia)

CF: Deniz Kadah – Çaykur Rizespor (Turkey)

*Please note: starting line-up and/or player positioning may differ slightly in-game.

The Team of the Week is available to play against each and every week in FIFA Ultimate Team. TOTW items are available by chance when opening FIFA Ultimate Team Packs.

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