â€˜You will be greatly missed â€“ Musa reacts to Mikel and Ighaloâ€™s Nigeria retirement

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The Shanghai Shenhua and Trabzonspor players have announced their decisions to quit the national team

Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa believes John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo will be â€˜greatly missedâ€™ following their retirement from the Super Eagles.

Mikel, who made 88 appearances for the three-time African champions, announced his retirement from the national team on Thursday.

The 32-year-old Trabzonspor midfielder featured twice in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations as Gernot Rohrâ€™s men finished third in the continental tournament.

Ighalo, who won the recently-concluded continental competitionâ€™s Golden Boot award with five goals, has also heralded his decision to retire from the Super Eagles.

Musa, has taken to the social media to wish his former teammates the best in their future endeavours.

â€œAs hard as it is to accept that you guys have retired from the National Team, itâ€™s been nothing but a privilege and a great honour to play with you guys,â€ Musa posted on Instagram.

â€œHere's wishing you nothing but the absolute best in your future pursuits. You will be greatly missed in the team John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo.â€

As hard as it is to accept that you guys have retired from the National Team, its been nothing but a privilege and a great honour to play with you guys. Here's wishing you nothing but the absolute best in your future pursuits. You will be greatly missed in the team. ðŸ™ðŸ¦…ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡¬ @mikel_john_obi @ighalojude

A post shared by Ahmed Musa MON (@ahmedmusa718) on Jul 20, 2019 at 3:34am PDT

Ighalo is the seventh all-timeÂ highest Super Eagles goalscorer in history, having scored 16 goals in 35 appearances for the West Africans.

2019-07-20 18:00:01

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