Aaron Samuel Substituted On For Ahmed Musa On CSKA Moscow Debut

Published: February 18, 2016

A day after his transfer to CSKA Moscow was announced, Aaron Samuel,21, made his debut for the Army Men in their 2-1 victory over Dinamo Moscow in a friendly on Thursday afternoon in Marbella, Spain.

The Guangzhou R&F loanee was on the bench in the beginning of the match but replaced Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa immediately after the intermission.

All the three goals came in the second half, with Alexei Berezutski and Aleksandr Golovin netting for the Russian Premier League table-toppers while Roman Zobnin reduced the deficit six minutes from time.

Aaron Samuel has penned a loan deal that will keep him at CSKA Moscow until May 31, 2016.

The capital team are holding their third winter training in Marbella and will remain there until February 26.