{"id":855943,"date":"2025-06-16T17:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/bayern-munich-star-who-couldve-played-for-nigeria-nets-hattrick-in-10-0-club-world-cup-rout\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:12:17","slug":"bayern-munich-star-who-couldve-played-for-nigeria-nets-hattrick-in-10-0-club-world-cup-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/bayern-munich-star-who-couldve-played-for-nigeria-nets-hattrick-in-10-0-club-world-cup-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich star who \u201ccould\u2019ve played for Nigeria\u201d nets hattrick in 10-0 Club World Cup rout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bayern Munich star, Jamal Musiala, once eligible to represent Nigeria, starred with a stunning second-half hat-trick in the Bavarians\u2019 record-breaking 10-0 thrashing of Auckland City in the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 22-year-old, who came off the bench, made a positive impression with three goals\u2014including a long-range strike, a composed penalty, and a clinical finish after capitalising on a goalkeeping error\u2014as Bayern registered the biggest win in the history of the tournament.<\/p>\n

As reported by Trivela<\/a>, Musiala’s dominant display helped Bayern start their Group C campaign in style, with fixtures against Boca Juniors and Benfica still to come.<\/p>\n

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li Zhou Tong Auckland v Jamal Musiala FC Bayern Munich [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though now a full German international, Musiala was once courted by Nigeria. In a past interview reported by Soccernet.ng<\/a>, the former Chelsea academy talent opened up on his decision to snub the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI could have played for Nigeria because it crossed my mind, and I thought about it well. I had good talks with Nigeria and Germany. So it really just came down to me and where I\u2019d feel the most comfortable. So I decided to go with Germany.\u201d he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Jamal MUSIALA for FC Bayern Muenchen 42 after scoring the 9 0 goal [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite choosing Die Mannschaft, Musiala has continued to speak fondly of his Nigerian roots. In a recent chat with food designer and ex-NBA star Serge Ibaka, he was asked to choose between Nigeria and Germany, which he tactfully handled:<\/p>\n

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\u201cOut of respect, I can’t answer that. I have respect for both. I love Nigeria and Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Jamal Musiala FC Bayern Munich Goal kick penalty kick [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His love for both nations continues to resonate with the Nigerian football community, who can only imagine what a midfield trio of Musiala, Alex Iwobi, and Wilfred Ndidi might have looked like in green and white.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0Musiala will continue to soar for Germany and Bayern, and after his hat-trick on Sunday, the Nigerian football faithful took notice of a star who could have lit up the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a>
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\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n

Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Bayern Munich star, Jamal Musiala, once eligible to represent Nigeria, starred with a stunning second-half hat-trick in the Bavarians\u2019 record-breaking 10-0 thrashing of Auckland City in the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports. The 22-year-old, who came off the bench, made a positive impression with three goals\u2014including a long-range strike, a composed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":855944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26721,38526,2005],"tags":[7625,7626],"class_list":{"0":"post-855943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bayern","8":"category-munich","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-bayern","11":"tag-munich"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}