I saw mercy and perpetual at Beijing 2004,they were both good,but I will pick perpetual bcus she is a perpetual goal scorer.cameroun hear am for her hand

Nkwocha is good buh Mercy Akide is d best.she raped many countries with GOALS during her reign.#teamercyakide

who remembers Ann chijinie keeping the post at the Olympics in Sydney 2000 when she was 4 months pregnant and the AWC In south Africa 2months later when she was 6 months pregnant. legendary Team.The super falcons of that Era were simply the best.MERCY Akide the greatest Nigerian ever.

TheSuperNerd:
Mercy Akide made global headlines more than any other African Female footballer. She led The Super Falcons to the Quarters of USA 99 (Fifa WWC)- best ever finish by an African women's team - AND also to the Quarters of the Olympics @ Athens 2004 - Best ever finish by an African women's team at the Olympics.

She always banged in goals against the big guns like USA, Norway and even Sweden. She had 2 Women's WC goals (Nigeria's highest goalscorers at the world cup are Rita Nwadike-3 and Nkiru Okosieme-3).

She also scored 4 times at the Olympics (twice in Sydney 2000 against Norway and China PR, and twice at athens 2004 against Sweden in the first round and Germany in the Quarters). She's Nigeria's and Africa's highest goal bangers olympics-wise.

She won the Caf women's best player award once because that was the period of her twilight years and had the award been awarded since 1995, Akide would have raked it at least 4 times. (Perpetual raked it four solid times)

She made waves in the Women's league in America and was the first Nigerian and African to take the American women's soccer league by "heavy storm" doing great things for San Diego Spirits and Hampton road piranhas. She's also a pelican stars/Jegede babes/Ufuoma babes ex-super star.
Her CAF AWCON goals record stand at 18 goals (not counting her goals exploits at AWCON 1995 when she was just 19 coz I dont have the records from '95 off-hand).

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Perpetual Ijeoma Nkwocha made more headlines on the African continent than Akide ever did and also did get the global attention but not exactly like Akide.

Perpetual Nkwocha is the record goals Queen of the CAF AWCON with 34 goals in all. SHE SHATTERED AKIDE'S GOALS RECORD TO PIECES AND HAS 80 INTERNATIONAL GOALS IN 99 APPEARANCES FOR THE SUPER FALCONS. She "possibly" outscored Marvellous Mercy in the Green and white of the Super Falcons. (Will dig out mercy's stats for the Super falcons overall later... It's kinda tough to do).

Her career began with the Falcons from Sydney 2000 where she scored against USA in a 3-1 loss at the olympics. Nigeria got 3 goals at sydney 2000 (guessed who scored the other two? Akide ).

AWCON 2002 was Perpetual's First major impact at the AWCON as her four goals alongside Akide's 3 goals inspired Nigeria to a 5th AWCON triumph.

Perpetual holds so many records:

-She has one Women's World Cup goal (scored against Canada in 2011 edition).

- She has one Olympics women football goal (scored against Brazil at Beijing 2008).

- She has 34 AWCON goals.

- She holds the record for the best/highest goals scored in a single AWCON edition (11goals at the 2010 Awcon).

- She holds the record for the second best/highest goals scored in a single AWCON edition (9 goals at the 2004 Awcon). Marvellous Mercy had 8 goals at one single edition (in 1998).

- She holds the record for most number of goals in a single final (4goals vs Cameroun at Awcon 2004).

- She holds a joint record for most goals scored in a single AWCON game with ASISAT OSHOALA (4 goals)

- She won five AWCON titles (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2014). Marvellous mercy won four (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002).

- She won Four CAF best women's player awards. (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011).

-She also won the All Africa games women's Gold in 2007 and topped the scorers' chart.

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Summarily... Both are super legends and It's almost like a draw....

But on the whole combining both Continental and Global paramenters/factors, I think Akide edges Nkwocha "Slightly"... BUT IN OSHOALA, WE HAVE A PLAYER WHO CAN GO ON AND SURPASS BOTH.

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Other Nigerian women's soccer legends who deserve mentions are:

-Rita Nwadike

-Nkiru Okosieme

-Stella Mbachu

-Maureen Madu

-Uche Euharia

-Ann Agumanu Chiejine

-Florence Omagbemi

-Patience Avre

-Yinka Kudaisi

-Effioanwan Ekpo

-Marvis Ogun

Etc, etc... Etc...

You forgot Kikelomo Ajayi?

Mercy was the Yekini (RIP) of her time

robosky02:


ok watch her here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJS0cVbzIc

optional1:




Bestie you great, you good to go anytime anyday....

Oga no Add Precious Dede to that list

Pardon me.... So many to mention hence the etc, etc... Kikelomo Ajayi (always in jersey no.6)... Captain fantastic even before Florence Omagbemi took over... Abeg no vex for the omission... e ma bi nu...

Others are Olaitan Yusuf, Cynthia Uwak, and a couple more.

kolexy:


You forgot Kikelomo Ajayi?

They are not similarin anyway so it's hard to compare.




But talking about raw skill alone Perpetual Nkwocha is better than most of our male football players. Very good with the ball at her feet with endless energy



Mercy Akide as a player was like Rashidi Yekini. A goal pocher. A great one too.

Etc... Etc... Naaa...
I dey mention am offhand naa... Loolll
Nna eh... Precious Dede, Nkechi Egbe... So many man!

Sunnypa11:

Oga no Add Precious Dede to that list

Perpetual Nkwocha

Sunnypa11:

Oga no Add Precious Dede to that list

who be Precious Dede?

I think Aisha Halliburton play ball pass them... he dribbled the dullard all the way from sitting room to the kitchen then enter the other room go score Hat-trick.... Bughari is a cow and a failure

robosky02:



I beg to disagree

AKIDE was FIFA recognized


PERPETUA recognition was all in africa

The recognition were mere ceremonial cos she achieved nothing in fifa competitions. Perpetual as won 5 afcon title, against mercy's 3.so many other instances

my best female footballer is STELLA MBACHU

gameboyo:


The recognition were mere ceremonial cos she achieved nothing in fifa competitions. Perpetual as won 5 afcon title, against mercy's 3.so many other instances

Come on, after the Olympics in 2004, Nigeria had to leave Mercy out of the women Afcon to make room for other talents coming through, and the afcon wasn't very competitive for Nigeria at that time so we didn't need Mercy for it. This was how she retired, if she had played in 2004 and 2006, she would also have five today.
Also Mercy was recognized because of her performance in USA 1999, scoring one of the best goals of the tournament against Japan, and also played at the highest level of female football at that time in the American league with some of the best female players in the world and still performed credibly well. Perpetual must be applauded though for her skills and all round play, and for breaking records from her midfield role.

TheSuperNerd:
Etc... Etc... Naaa...
I dey mention am offhand naa... Loolll
Nna eh... Precious Dede, Nkechi Egbe... So many man!

HD Brain

personally i will go for mercy akide

gameboyo:


The recognition were mere ceremonial cos she achieved nothing in fifa competitions. Perpetual as won 5 afcon title, against mercy's 3.so many other instances

its like

GEORGE WEAR and SAMUEL ETO'O

Eto has won so many African footballer of the year but George Wear ONE world best cancelled all

Like I said earlier MERCY was a trail blazer for Africa

when women game started the only recognized face was MERCY

and she was a bomb in the mold of any lady from USA, SWEDEN or BRAZIL then before PERPE came later

robosky02:


its like

GEORGE WEAR and SAMUEL ETO'O

Eto has won so many African footballer of the year but George Wear ONE world best cancelled all

Like I said earlier MERCY was a trail blazer for Africa

when women game started the only recognized face was MERCY

and she was a bomb in the mold of any lady from USA, SWEDEN or BRAZIL then before PERPE came later

Wrong comparison.
Mercy never won world best.

So, how does she cancel Nkwocha records,

kilo4sure:

Come on, after the Olympics in 2004, Nigeria had to leave Mercy out of the women Afcon to make room for other talents coming through, and the afcon wasn't very competitive for Nigeria at that time so we didn't need Mercy for it. This was how she retired, if she had played in 2004 and 2006, she would also have five today.
Also Mercy was recognized because of her performance in USA 1999, scoring one of the best goals of the tournament against Japan, and also played at the highest level of female football at that time in the American league with some of the best female players in the world and still performed credibly well. Perpetual must be applauded though for her skills and all round play, and for breaking records from her midfield role.

Wrong. She retired because she couldn't fit in any longer.
Remember she played in the 2003 world cup, where she was dreadful.

Even though she played women AFCON at a time Nigeria was many levels ahead of other African teams, Nkwocha that is not a striker, in addition to playing the AFCON at a more competitive era, when the likes of SA, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Equitorial guinea, Cameroun, had started closing up the gap between them and Nigeria, still has more impressive goal scoring record in the tournament than her.

TheSuperNerd:
Thanks Optional.... Your Daddy is watching...

I dislike arguments but lemme solve this with a simple analysis. A midfielder providing more assists than a striker (that's a midfielder's major job), doing defensive duties then outscoring the same striker, should make it clear to you whose qualities and effectiveness is better. I guess what perpetua lacked at international level was good management and enlightenment. Thanks

pazienza:


Wrong comparison.
Mercy never won world best.

So, how does she cancel Nkwocha records,

the world best has ONLY the best from each continent
she was the ONLY one picked to make the first eleven


from 6 continent of the world

56 nations from Africa

from 160 million people from Nigeria

from the super falcons

haba am sure you didn't see her play

Perpetual Nkwacha goal


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd307h7z9Ts

Mercy still holds the goals record internationally for the Super Falcons. Perpetual only scored more in the AWCON.

Perpetua has 80 goals in 99 appearances. Mercy's record is sketchy for now as a lotta digging still needs to be done but she scored well over 80 goals for The Super Falcons.

It will interest you to know that Mercy Akide also began as a midfielder with the Super Falcons **check the 1995 WC list**

From 1999 WC and 1998 AWCON, she was then used more as a striker.


Perpetual was an attacking midfielder who also played oftentimes as a striker. (As a midfielder she's not expected to score much right? That's your point.)

While, Mercy was an actual striker.

So I understand where you're coming from but fact is, you'll miss it that way. Mercy broke records with the Falcons when African women soccer was still young and naive.

Perpetual and Nigeria have never ruffled feathers globally the way Akide and her generation did yet Perpetual and the falcons were more exposed and more experienced.

In perpetual's time, the Nigerian & African women soccer scene was now more matured and experienced compared to Akide's time yet Akide took that team on her shoulders and did more.

Akide made Fifa All-star world squad twice in 1999 and 2004.

Perpetua made the nominees list for the 2005 Fifa Women's world best player.

Both are super legends. Both are trail-blazers but internationally, continentally and putting all the paramenters together, I believe Akide still edges Perpetua slightly.

I only hope Oshoala can go on to surpass them both as she's already on the right track and have even made some good marks they never made but she still have a long way to go.

And guess what... You know Oshoala as a striker/forward today right? Well, she started off as a defensive midfielder for Nigeria at U-20 level in 2012 before she shone so bright as a forward in 2014.

Daddi:
I dislike arguments but lemme solve this with a simple analysis. A midfielder providing more assists than a striker (that's a midfielder's major job), doing defensive duties then outscoring the same striker, should make it clear to you whose qualities and effectiveness is better. I guess what perpetua lacked at international level was good management and enlightenment. Thanks

robosky02:



the world best has ONLY the best from each continent
she was the ONLY one picked to make the first eleven


from 6 continent of the world

56 nations from Africa

from 160 million people from Nigeria

from the super falcons

haba am sure you didn't see her play

Don't know what you are talking about.

She didn't win world best, it's as simple as that. Your Weah and Etoo comparison can't work between her and Perpetual. She has to win world best for that to happen.

She got FIFA recognition after our 1999 star studded team exploit of reaching the Quarterfinals, and she happened to be the star of the team, and so had to be picked.

She was a beneficiary of a team exploit.

In 2003, the team was just not as impressive as the 1999 team, and the entire Nigerian team including Mercy couldn't score a single goal in the three matches and finished bottom Of the group with Zero point and Zero goal.
You were not the only one that watched Akide.

Individually, perpetual was miles better than her, and it does reflect in their individual stats.

Gosh! You have in perpetual a midfielder outscoring an out and out striker despite the fact that she played at a more difficult era in African women football, and you are here talking what I don't know about.

I watched both of them play, it is really a tight one to choose between both of them. I will give it to Perpetual Nkwocha.

Perpetual is the only male or female Nigerian footballer to have played in 4 World Cup tournaments

Perpetua has 80 goals in 99 appearances. Mercy's record is sketchy for now as a lotta digging still needs to be done but she scored well over 80 goals for The Super Falcons.

I know that even you don't believe Akide scored as much goals for Nigeria as Perpetual. Akide was not even close.
So you might just start cuting down these your fibs.

And this hype about Akide international goals is pretty hilarious, considering that she had only 2 goals in FIFA women world cup, Nkwocha had 1.

You are doing all you can to discredit Mercy but you forget that the USA 2003 that you so happily referred to also had Perpetual on that team.

Mercy's goals date back to 1995 with the Super Falcons. You think it's easy digging up those stats?

Perpetua's Super Falcons journey began at Sydney 2000 so it's easier digging hers up.

Look, I've always thought and maintained Perpetual had more international goals before I actually decided to go some facts-finding. Mercy was goals beast.

Perpetual is a goals machine but Mercy was a goals beast... Goodness me! I belong to the "indomie" generation... Loolll but I wont be unfair when it comes to records and stats we can access not to mention those we cant for now.....

So saying Mercy scored over 80 goals is no joke... Just that we cant put an exact number on it for now. Some deeper research must be done.


But if you ask me who I prefer as an all-round/well-rounded soccer star, I'll always take Perpetual Nkwocha... She had it all. Goals, Vision, Creativity, dribbles, mazy runs, etc.

Mercy was just power, pace, positional intelligence and instinct. She wasnt particularly a fantastic dribbler.


But again apart from my personal preference putting all parameters of both players' careers together on the overall, I gotta tell ya, Mercy edges Nkwocha slightly... She's not called "marvellous" for nothing naa...

You wont believe I followed Nkwocha's international career from beginning (as an 8 yr old) to end (2000-2014).

I followed Mercy's from USA 1999 to Athens 2004 Olympics. I missed her first 4-5 years in the Super Falcons and it is the records of those years many are ignorant of.

pazienza:


Perpetua has 80 goals in 99 appearances. Mercy's record is sketchy for now as a lotta digging still needs to be done but she scored well over 80 goals for The Super Falcons.

I know that even you don't believe Akide scored as much goals for Nigeria as Perpetual. Akide was not even close.
So you might just start cuting down these your fibs.

Be fair man....

What about Olympics goals?? Dont wanna go there huh?

Akide - 4

Nkwocha - 2

Pls be fair...

pazienza:
And this hype about Akide international goals is pretty hilarious, considering that she has only 2 goals in FIFA women world cup, Nkwocha had 1.

Also people forget that Rita Nwadike and Nkiru Okosieme are Nigeria's record top scorers in women's world cup history.

Rita Nwadike- 3

Nkiru Okosieme - 3

Does that make them better than Mercy or Perpetual?