Ahmed Musa: Nigeria Captain Agrees With Andre Ayew's AFCON and World Cup Comparison

• Ahmed Musa insists that the AFCON is a tough competition
• The Nigeria captain has backed comments by Andre Ayew
• Nigeria will face Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday at AFCON 2023

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, believes the Africa Cup of Nations is a tougher competition than the FIFA World Cup.

His statement backs Black Stars skipper Andre Ayew's comments about the two international competitions.

Musa is a veteran of the two competitions, and he is only behind Ghana's Asamoah Gyan as the continent's top scorer at the World Cup.

The former Leicester City winger is yet to win the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria but was a key player as the Super Eagles finished third at AFCON 2019.

"Yes, definitely I agree with him because in African football it is not all about the beauty of the game, it is more about the hard game and aggression," he told Sienu TV.

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"In the World Cup, you have to use the technique but in African football, nobody cares about technique, they just put their best to make it hard," he added.

"For the Africa Cup of Nations is one of the toughest tournaments ever."

Musa was an unused substitute as Victor Osimhen salvaged a point for the three-time African champions in their Group A opener against Equatorial Guinea.

Ayew makes AFCON and World Cup comparison

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghana captain, Andre Ayew, says AFCON is a more difficult competition than the FIFA World Cup.

Ayew made his eighth appearance at the tournament on Sunday, when he came on as a second-half substitute in the match against Cape Verde.

The veteran forward could break the record for the most appearances at the competition if Ghana advances to the latter stages of the tournament.

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Musa confident ahead of Cote d'Ivoire clash

Sports Brief also reported that Nigeria skipper Ahmed Musa remains confident of the Super Eagles' chances ahead of their game against host Cote d'Ivoire.

The three-time champions were held to a 1-1 draw in their opening game against Equatorial Guinea and need a win to revive their AFCON campaign.

Musa is yet to make an appearance at the tournament after he was unused for the first match in Abidjan.