1. Samuel Etoo (Cameroun) - Striker
2. George Weah (Liberia) - Striker
3. Didier Drogba (CIV) - Striker
4. Roger Milla (Cameroun) - Striker
5. Salif Keïta (Mali) - Striker
6. Abedi Pele (Ghana) - Midfielder
7. Thomas N'kono (Cameroun) - Goalkeeper
8. Michael Essien (Ghana) - Midfielder
9. Mahmoud El-Khatib (Egypt) - Striker L
10. Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroun) - Goalkeeper
11. Hossam Hassan (Egypt) - Striker L
12. Samuel Kuffour (Ghana) - Defender
13. Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe) - Goalkeeper
14. Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia) - Midfielder
15. Laurent Pokou (CIV) - Striker
16. Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia) - Striker L
17. Yaya Toure (CIV) - Midfielder
18. Jacques Songo'o (Cameroun) - Goalkeeper
19. Rabah Madjer (Algeria) - Striker
20. Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria) - Midfielder
21. Bwanga Tshimen (Zaire) - Defender L
22. Tony Yeboah (Ghana) - Striker
23. Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria) - Striker
24. Carlos Kameni (Cameroun) - Goalkeeper
25. Kanu Nwankwo (Nigeria) - Striker
26. Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria) - Midfielder L
27. Rigobert Song (Cameroun) - Defender
28. Segun Odegbami (Nigeria) - Midfielder L
29. Finidi George (Nigeria) - Midfielder
30. Noureddine Naybet(Morroco) - Defender


7 Camerounians
5 Nigerians
4 Ghanians
3 Ivorians
2 Egyptians, Algerians, Zambians
1 Liberian, Malian, Zimbabwean, Zairean, Moroccan

L - Denotes a player who played majority or all their career outside Europe.

Is this ranked in order?? If yes how is essien ranked higher than okocha And why is odegbami ranked so low

@op I agree. dz Ȋ̝̊̅§ nt fair 2 rasheed yekini, he deserves beta.

If it is random,I'm satisfied with the Nigerians that made the list.They did Nigeria proud during theirs days.if not,I disagree.

It was done alphabetically

What did Finidi George do for the super eagles that other players did not do? Same with Segun Odegbami.

Is the list in order of how great the players were?

I have problem with the ranking. Kanu should be among the top three.

chiover: It was done alphabetically

How ?

semid4lyfe: No space for Frederick Kanoute, Mustapha Hadji, Joel Tiehi, Odartey Lamptey, Lucas Radebe, Edward Ansah?

And you have Joseph Antoine Belle and Thomas N'kono in the Top 10 whilst players like *Rabha Madjer*, Rashidi Yekini, Kanu Nwankwo, Tony Yeboah etc are ranked between 20 - 30?

Ridiculous!

If I were an editor of a sports paper and I ask you to come up with a ranking of African Greatest Footballers and you give me this, I'll toss it into the bin straight.

God blees you my guy,Micheal Essien make his yeye list while players like Stephen Appiah, Victor Ikpeba,Musa Hadji,El DIouf,Amunike,Sunday Oliser,Tony Yeboa,Taribo,Uche Okechukwu did not make the list,anyway na him opinion sha

Okocha should be top 3.....that is a true footballer

Cameroun are always blessed with good goal keepers.

Marc Vivien Foe(Cameroon) midfielder
Omam Biyik(Cameroon) striker
Alioum Boukar(Cameroon) goalkeeper . Only undefeated goalkeeper in Afcon history.

mallorca:
God blees you my guy,Micheal Essien make his yeye list while players like Stephen Appiah, Victor Ikpeba,Musa Hadji,El DIouf,Amunike,Sunday Oliser,Tony Yeboa,Taribo,Uche Okechukwu did not make the list,anyway na him opinion sha

thunder fire you El diouf ke? Are you all right what have they achieved in their club and countries?

semid4lyfe: No space for Frederick Kanoute, Mustapha Hadji, Joel Tiehi, Odartey Lamptey, Lucas Radebe, Edward Ansah?

And you have Joseph Antoine Belle and Thomas N'kono in the Top 10 whilst players like *Rabha Madjer*, Rashidi Yekini, Kanu Nwankwo, Tony Yeboah etc are ranked between 20 - 30?

Ridiculous!

If I were an editor of a sports paper and I ask you to come up with a ranking of African Greatest Footballers and you give me this, I'll toss it into the bin straight.

Are you having a laugh?

Ode-to-tee who?

Apart from Lucas Radebe, which ratirati people are you naming?

Amuse me. Tell me where you would have slotted your Ode-to-tee and co.

You want to compare Rashidi Yekini and Kanu to keepers that were regarded as some of the best in Europe?

kramer: Is this ranked in order?? If yes how is essien ranked higher than okocha And why is odegbami ranked so low

The same Michael Essien that was listed as one of the World best for 4-5 successvie seasons and being star player of winning teams is who you want to compare with Okocha and Odegbami?

You having a laugh?

Afam4eva: What did Finidi George do for the super eagles that other players did not do? Same with Segun Odegbami.

Is the list in order of how great the players were?

Finidi was once one of the best 3 right wingers in the World and a key player in a Champions League winning football beauty team. His downside that made him lower is lack of longevity at being at the top.

Prof Corruption: I have problem with the ranking. Kanu should be among the top three.

Weed?

mallorca:
God blees you my guy,Micheal Essien make his yeye list while players like Stephen Appiah, Victor Ikpeba,Musa Hadji,El DIouf,Amunike,Sunday Oliser,Tony Yeboa,Taribo,Uche Okechukwu did not make the list,anyway na him opinion sha

Never let me hear you talk about football again in your life!

Amunike, Oliseh, Diouf Ikpeba etc being compared to Essien.

Don't ever open your mouth to talk about football again.

CAMNEWTON4PRES: Marc Vivien Foe(Cameroon) midfielder
Omam Biyik(Cameroon) striker
Alioum Boukar(Cameroon) goalkeeper . Only undefeated goalkeeper in Afcon history.

Marc Vivien Foe kon, John Marco Whittington ni!

Alioum Boukar ko, Wasiu Shittu ni!

Sagamite:

Never let me hear you talk about football again in your life!

Amunike, Oliseh, Diouf Ikpeba etc being compared to Essien.

Don't ever open your mouth to talk about football again.

Apart from winning the UCL with chelsea even as a fringe player, what's Essien's individual achievements as a footballer?

?

Have you forgotten Charles Akunor (Ghana)? Ismail Bassole (CIV, he scored their 2 goals against Nigeria in the Semis of 1994), What of our own Benedict Iroha ( a world class defender who 'executed' Traore and Tehi of CIV in the 1994 Semi to prevent them from causing Havoc to us), and your list could not even recorgnize Dodo Mayana, Peter Rufai the great!, as far as African Cup of Nation is concerned, Rufia remains one of the safest hands! and pls tell me the criteria you used to prepare the list that put Rashidi Yekini down down the list.

Afam4eva:
Apart from winning the UCL with chelsea even as a fringe player, what's Essien's individual achievements as a footballer?

I am about to go through the top 10 to explain it a bit.

Jbols2001: and where is George Weah??

At Specsavers!

Sagamite:

Marc Vivien Foe kon, John Marco Whittington ni!

Alioum Boukar ko, Wasiu Shittu ni!

Alioum was better than Bell

CAMNEWTON4PRES: Marc Vivien Foe(Cameroon) midfielder
Omam Biyik(Cameroon) striker
Alioum Boukar(Cameroon) goalkeeper . Only undefeated goalkeeper in Afcon history.

Alain Gouamene and Boubacar Barry ( both of Ivory Coast) like Alioum Boukar did'nt concede a goal in regulation time in 1992 and 2012 Afcons respectively

tglobal:


Alain Gouamene and Boubacar Barry ( both of Ivory Coast) like Alioum Boukar did'nt concede a goal in regulation time in 1992 and 2012 Afcons respectively

ooo really, thanks didn't know. But he won the competition that year

Abedi Pele should most definitely be in the top 5. Either above or just below Miller.

The top 6 are certainties IMHO

Sagamite:

Never let me hear you talk about football again in your life!

Amunike, Oliseh, Diouf Ikpeba etc being compared to Essien.

Don't ever open your mouth to talk about football again.

i dont argue with ppl like you who claims to know it all,
Amunike won African footballer of year 1997
Ikpeba won it 1997
El Ddiouf won it consecutive 2001/2002.
now tell me how can someone who won african footballer of year consecutively did not make your list?

I woke up and stumbled on this thread.

*goes back to sleep

Some people may disagree, but Christain Chukwu(a defender) and Emmanuel Okalla(goalkeeper) were African's best in their position during their time for Rangers and Nigeria. Emmanuel Kunde(a defender) was also another African's best for Cannon Sportive and Cameroon .

My opinion of the top 6 is in alignment with yours, though I probably would swap Abedi Pele with Salif Keita

Prof Corruption: I have problem with the ranking. Kanu should be among the top three.

Pass what u are smoking to me pls.

Kanu and okocha should be nowhere near the top 6.

Afam4eva: Is the list in order of how great the players were?

Think it's based on how well they played for both club and country

Nightshift: Some people may disagree but Christain Chukwu(a defender) and Emmanuel Okalla(goalkeeper) were African's best in their position during their time for Rangers and Nigeria.

I wonder why Christian Chukwu didn't make the list too despite being the captain too. Maybe because he was a defender.