Ahmed Musa OON MON (/ˈɑːxmɛd muːsə/ ⓘ; born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Kano Pillars in the NPFL and the Nigeria national team.

Musa held the record for the highest goals ever scored in one season in the history of the Nigeria Premier League[10] until November 2011, when Jude Aneke of Kaduna United F.C.

[11] Musa was transferred to Dutch club VVV-Venlo in summer 2010,[12] but the move was held up because he was only 17 years of age and therefore not eligible for an ITC in accordance with the current FIFA rules.

[21][22] In August 2011, after returning from the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, Musa made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season at home against AFC Ajax and scored two goals.

[33] By January 2017, Musa was yet to register an assist for the club, contributing an average of 0.5 key passes, 0.3 crosses and 1.2 successful dribbles per game.

[37] It was reported that Premier League club West Bromwich Albion was expected to complete a move for Ahmed Musa in the January transfer window for the 2020–21 season.

[49] On 5 September 2010, at the age of 17, Musa made his debut for the Nigeria senior team in a qualification match for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against Madagascar, where he came on as a substitute for Mikel John Obi in a 2–0 win.

[51] After the opening game against defending champions Ghana, Musa won the most valuable player award and boarded the next flight back to the Netherlands.

[52] In August 2011, Musa represented Nigeria U20 in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Colombia, where he scored three goals in five matches.

[55] He scored in a 4–1 semi-final defeat of Mali and appeared as a substitute against Burkina Faso in the final, as the Super Eagles won their third continental title.

[50] After appearing in all of Nigeria's qualifying matches,[50] Musa was named in Stephen Keshi's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

[57] In October 2015, following the retirement of Vincent Enyeama from international football, Nigerian coach, Sunday Oliseh named Musa as the captain of the team.

[61] In June 2019 he became the third most capped player for Nigeria's national team, surpassing Nwankwo Kanu, after appearing in a friendly against Zimbabwe.

[63] He was also part of the Nigerian squad at the 2021 and 2023 editions of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Cameroun and Ivory Coast respectively.

[64][65] At the 2023 AFCON, Musa was an unused substitute throughout but his leadership role and positive influence on the team was widely acknowledged by the coach and players alike.