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CAMEROONPRIDE: Where is PATRICK MBOMA I tire ooo you can't talk about Cameroon players without mentioning his name come on naa

Sagamite:

Kaka and Ronaldinho spent many years at the top.

At least 5 years.

Never compare such people to Diouf.

Shining at tournaments does not make you great. Especially one tournament.

Afam4eva:
I noticed you're not fond of Okocha but this Okocha you call a circus entertainer carried the Nigerian team on his back for so many years just the same wayy he carried PSG and Bolton.

Brown Bread:

Mboma did nothing special, he was playing football in Japan in his prime

mikky2k2: u forgot mido, zaki and amr of egypt

metti:
I am sorry for not having sense! But for you that have sense, take note that the thread is talking about 30 top footballers in Africa and not the world. May be in comparison you would have asked me what Kanu or any other player on the list has done to Africa football.

dayokanu:

How many tournaments did Kaka shine ?

Did shone at Nations cup 2002 shone at the world cup the highest level of football the world cup

What 5yrs span did Kaka and Dinho spend at the top?

How many tournaments did Paolo Rossi shine at and he is still regarded as one of the best Italian players ever

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Then half of Africa will be included. You just cannot ignore the transcontinental impact soccer success brings. That's why Odegbami is rated so low.

metti: What of Perpetual Nkwocha??

CAMEROONPRIDE: you kidding right? Nothing special? Check Afcon2000/2002/2004.

Sagamite:

The thread says "Top African" footballers.

If it said "top footballers in Africa", I can assure you 13 year old Stanley Okoro would top my list.
That on na grammer.



Who gives a shyt how many tournaments he shined in?

DK, I have told you several times: I AM NOT THE TYPE TO BE IMPRESSED BY TOURNAMENT SHINE!

I look at a player, his ability, the level he played at and how he can carry his team.

Kaka was consistently the best player or top 3 in his team with AC Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil for over 5 years. He controlled the game with those teams.

Are those Ogbomoso moin-moin teams?

Brown Bread:

so where will u place Mboma, pls tell me

Sagamite:
Who gives a shyt how many tournaments he shined in?

DK, I have told you several times: I AM NOT THE TYPE TO BE IMPRESSED BY TOURNAMENT SHINE!

I look at a player, his ability, the level he played at and how he can carry his team.

Kaka was consistently the best player or top 3 in his team with AC Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil for over 5 years. He controlled the game with those teams.

Are those Ogbomoso moin-moin teams?

CAMEROONPRIDE: you kidding right? Nothing special? Check Afcon2000/2002/2004.

dayokanu:
Which player ability would you see in Okocha or what level did he play that no top club like Madrid, Barca Bayern, AC Milan would see and only Bolton, Fenerbahce and Eitracht Frankfurt would see

Sagamite:



Where is Obafemi Martins and Joseph Dosu?

Afam4eva:
Okocha was a commander and clubs that came for him needed a players that could single handedly take them to the promise land.

CAMEROONPRIDE: I will remove Jacques Songo'o and put Patrick Mboma
Songo'o was just awful I can't believe he made that list .

dayokanu:

You mean top clubs like Madrid, Barca, Man Utd Bayern dont need such players its only Bolton, Fernerbahce, Frankfurt that needs such players?

Afam4eva:
These very big teams are usually not a one man team. They have a combination of good players but not necessarily players with the kind of individual brilliance that Okocha possesses. So, i don't see Okocha fitting into that kind of setup. He does better when he's the one leading the team.

Sagamite:
In top 100, somewhere below Oliseh, Fofana, Baba Camara, Oman Biyik, Hadji etc.

mikky2k2: u forgot mido, zaki and amr of egypt

dayokanu:

What are the type of players that only excel at low level clubs and are not desired by top clubs. Zidane, Figo, Messi, Ronaldo Lima, C Ronaldo etc are all playing for top clubs

Top players play for top clubs, If you are good big clubs would come for you

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Why it is difficult to rate Camerounian players in tournaments is that the Lions have always been more of a solid unit than a collection of skilled individuals such as the Nigerian, Ghanian or Ivorian team. That is why Camerounian soccer isn't doing too well now. The skills are still there but team cohesion and solidarity is lost due to well documented problems. Thus if you want to rate individual players you just have to look at their impacts abroad. Eto in Spain, Italy, the goalies in France and Spain, etc.

dayokanu:

Kaka was never top 3 player in Real madrid and whats the 5yrs time frame you mean Kakas peak was at 2007 and he never matched that height ever again.

Which player ability would you see in Okocha or what level did he play that no top club like Madrid, Barca Bayern, AC Milan would see and only Bolton, Fenerbahce and Eitracht Frankfurt would see

Sagamite:

Puyol and Casillas over Xavi and Iniesta?

WTF!

J12:

Patrick Mboma was the highest goal scorer for the Cameroonian national team before he was replaced by Eto.
If Rashidi yekini made your list, Mboma deserves a spot there too. In my personal opinion, Mboma is way better than Yekini.

J12:

Patrick Mboma was the highest goal scorer for the Cameroonian national team before he was replaced by Eto.
If Rashidi yekini made your list, Mboma deserves a spot there too. In my personal opinion, Mboma is way better than Yekini.

Afam4eva:
Some big clubs did come for Okocha but he preferred to go to Bolton where his talent will be more appreciated.

Afam4eva:
Some big clubs did come for Okocha but he preferred to go to Bolton where his talent will be more appreciated.