Murjanatu Musa
Nigerian basketball player
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Murjanatu Liman Musa (born 5 May 2000) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Basket Landes of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She is also member of the Nigerian national team.[1]
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Musa with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025 | |
| No. 11 – Basket Landes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | Ligue Féminine de Basketball |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 May 2000 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Air Warriors |
| 2021–2024 | Celta Zorka Vigo |
| 2024–2025 | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre |
| 2025 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2025–present | Basket Landes |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Professional career
Nigeria
Murjanatu previously played for the Nigerian side Air Warriors. In the 2019 Zenith Women Basketball League, the team defeated Mountain of Fire Ministries in the final, with Musa scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 assists. She was voted the MVP of the league.[2][3][4]
Europe
Murjanatu joined Celta Zorka in Spain in 2021.[5] In the 2022/23 season, She averaged 13.4 points, 13 rebounds and +22.7 efficiency,[6] She also resigned with the team for the 2023/24 Season.[7]
WNBA
Phoenix Mercury (2025)
On 5 March 2025, Musa signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury.[8] Although she missed training camp as she was finishing her season in France, she still made the final Mercury roster.[9] On 8 July, she was waived by the Mercury.[10]
National team career
Murjanatu represented Nigeria in the 3x3 basketball tournament at the 2019 Morocco Africa Games and 2019 African Beach Games, Cape-Verde, the team won Gold and Bronze respectively. Murjanatu Musa was called up to represent the D'Tigress and to participate in the Tokyo 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Belgrade.[11][12][13] She also participated in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments where she averaged 7.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists.[14]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
Stats current as of game on June 27, 2025