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“Ahmed Musa is faster than Gareth Bale” — Gabriel Adeboye
By Monsurah Olatunji
Shooting Star attacking midfielder Gabriel Dada Adeboye has asserted that Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa was quicker than former Tottenham striker Gareth Bale.
Both Musa and Bale were known to be dangerous with their pace. While Musa has proven his lightning speed on multiple occasions especially during the FIFA World Cup match against Iceland, Bale has also done it with club and country.
However, Adeboye, who’s Musa’s former teammate has said that the Welsh forward is not a match for Musa, stressing that the former Kano Pillars star was faster than Bale when the former Leicester City player was at his best.
“I played against Musa when he was at Kano Pillars, and I was amazed with his pace. I had to bring him down when he sprinted past me,” he told AllNigeriaSoccer.
“For me, I feel he is faster than Gareth Bale, though maybe it is because I played against Musa and not him.
“So, I admit that playing against a player and watching him on TV is different, but then I still feel Musa in his prime was a faster player.”
Musa has been an influential player for the Super Eagles, having made 110 appearances, scoring 18 goals and providing 11 assists.
