Nigeria international Ahmed Musa has confirmed, himself, that he made a pilgrimage to Mecca last December.<br /><br />An indigene of Edo State , the CSKA Moscow forward has highlighted that he had to thank the Supreme Being following Nigeria&rsquo;s victory at the penultimate African Cup of Nations.<br /><br />&ldquo; I long ago decided to do it . Hajj for me, a Muslim - a great honor,&rdquo;Ahmed Musa told Russian sports daily <span style=\"\\&quot;\\&quot;\" class=\"\\&quot;notranslate\\&quot;\"><a class=\"\\&quot;light_grey\\&quot;\" href=\"\\&quot;http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;prev=search&amp;rurl=translate.google.com.ng&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://football.sport-express.ru/russia/premier/&amp;usg=ALkJrhgzfGHjiK3asgyZBJMVxMnmhBRIqA\\&quot;\">sport - express.ru</a></span><br /><br />&ldquo;When we got to the African Cup of Nations, realized that here it is the right moment. And if I will still do so in the near future - is unknown.<br /><br />The CSKA Moscow number 18 goes on : &ldquo;The main period for the pilgrimage - the post, but then the opportunity to visit Mecca for me was not expected. Therefore gone now. This is called Hajj Umrah, small pilgrimage.<br /><br />&ldquo;I think I am born again. Especially if you come to Mecca, you are forgiven all sins.&rdquo;<br /><br />This past year, Ahmed Musa struck four times for the soon - to - be - deposed African champions, including two at the World Cup in a group game against eventual finalist Argentina.<br /><br />Photo Credit : pfc - cska.com