i dont know about these boys from our league but i do remember a name or two in the eaglets then.
i remember peter anosike, played alongside kanu and oruma. lemmy isah as well (a very promising goalkeeper he was) but sadly they just disappeared.

I rember mike onyemachara

yeah i remember mike onyemachara too. the guy had an awesome long throw and was quite flamboyant with it too.

@teeroy

Whats up man? where have you been since all these days? I hope all is well with you.

Akolawole:

I rember mike onyemachara

Mike Onyemachara played his part to an extent till he faded out in the 90s, at least he was with the 1989 U20 squad to Saudi.

Most of the guys we have mentioned on this thread were those who have flattered to deceive. Can U imagine one guy in jasper United then, Paul Kpoughol or whatever. he came out really hot in the 90s then he was even close to scoring twenty goals one season like that only for him to vanish into thin air. This was a guy that was on the scene before Olisadebe came to Jasper United then.

Forgotten Players in Nigerian Soccer?
The list is endless,
I remember,

Monday Odiaka
Jero Shakpore
Andrew Uwe
Uwem Ekarika
Peter Ogaba
Nosa Osadolor
Adeolu Adekola
Moses Kpakor
Etim Esin
Segun Fetuga
Chris Ohenhen
Ayo Oguntuase
Kayode Keshinro
Augustine Igbinabaro
Moses Kpakor
Shobayo(i think he plays for Stationery Stores)
John Okon
Friday Elahor
Tarila Okorowanta and the list goes on and on.

P.S. I met Abiodun Baruwa in a barbershop somewhere in East London. He told me he now plays for a conference league team(Dagenham & Redbridge FC)

@ bolaoni

hey brother, i've been fine. it's just that i've been busy. I just resumed law school and u know how hectic the schedule can be. Thanx for remembering me and thanx for keeping this thread on.

teeroy,

Glad you are back

How's law school? Which state U dey? Make U read well well o may be U go be my personal lawyer. Abi wetin U think?

Missed you sha. Hope we can keep this thread going on together!

WELCOME BACK!

As a sports writer in South Africa i've been searcing for a thread like this one, as I am particularly interested to know what has become of Nigerians who featured in the SA league. I saw the name Teslim Fatusi in an earlier message. He tried out for a Malaysian club this past season, but was not signed. As for Raphael Chukwu, he is believed to be in SA. I do know that defender Muisi Ajao is still here in SA, but has not been a regular and is most times out of contract. Retired goalkeeper Williams Okpara is now goalkeeper coach at Orlando Pirates. Does anyone know of goalkeeper Prince Jasper Emaviwe, Wasiu Ipaye and Sonny Opara (2 players who came to SA with Ajao), midfielder Michael Ayeni, striker Benson Otiti and striker Anthony Ilodigwe? Last I heard of Ilodigwe was that he tried out in Vietnam about 2 years ago. Isn't the striker Kennedy Boboye still playing in Nigeria? Thanks for any updates.

@kamlesh,

Thanks for awakening this post. I was thinking of doing that some times back but didn't have the time.

Well, in answer to your queries, I'm not sure all these players are still actively involved in the game.

Its being long since I heard any news about all these players.

Will try and do some research to find out where some of the guys are.

Striker Tony Ilodigwe made an impact in SA. On the opposite end a striker by the name of Sani Adamu flopped horribly about 2 seasons ago for AmaZulu. He played only a handful of matches and struggled with injury most of the time. He was here for such a short period that I doubt there are any photos of him. When he did play it was for a short period because injury caused him to be subbed. I only remember him because he was young and very tall and bulky. Anyone know him?
By the way, striker Christian Nwaokorie, who came to SA in the 90s, played the past season in Vietnam where he won promotion to the top division. If memory serves correctly, Nwaokorie was brought to play for Orlando Pirates by Shaibu Amodu. Can anyone confirm?

Hey thanks guys for bringing this thread back. Kamlesh,how's the SA soccer scene and what is the gist behind parreira wanting to cap Onyekachi Okonkwo??

Baby Lawyer, how now? Na wa for you o. Na to just dey appear and disappear you dey now?

Are you thru with law school?

Where did U hear Pairera want to cap Onyekachi?

Did you guys hear that Manga Mohammed died in an auto crash recently? So sad

kitaun:

Did you guys hear that Manga Muhammad died in an auto crash recently? So sad

Manga Mohammed is alive and well!

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/sports/2006/sept/17/sports-17-09-2006-002.htm

U sure? It was reported few weeks ago that he died in an autocrash, i hope he is alive really

Taribo West

hey i am really impressed thank God there are guys that do have an eye for the league , to answer ur questions, aliyu madaka mohammed is at zulte waregem in the belgian league, so is blessing anyanwu of the japan 1993 fame, he is at gent in belgium, ah i loved that 1995 set at shooting stars
heard motairu momodu is having trials at kaduna united !
pls can u locate samson ozogula, clifford chukwuma, kenneth chukwu, mba agbai, clliford cassidy, chijioke muononye?

Ben Iroha

Ben Iroha was not forgotten. He's the coach of the U17 Nigerian team at present. Played at USA94 and retired thereafter.

mobi oparaku - member of the atl 96 squad but no news afterwards

Randa, majority of those guys u mentioned didnt make d grade u know? Mutairu Momodu on trials at Kaduna United? Lmao . .what a shame

having trials at Kaduna United
How bad can that get?

And d guy must be close to 40

where is Reuben Agbola?

These are the ones i can remember:

1 Dimeji Lawal
2 Phillip Osondu
3 Chris Ohenhen.
4 Mutiu Adepoju
5 John Benson ( Leventis united)
6 Sani abacha ( 3sc)
7 Duke Udi

Our own goal hero the late Sam Okwaraji

@tafari,

do you know that John Benson is no mate to all the people
you listed. I am sure he has even retired before those people
saw the light of the day.

I remembered his exploit with Up Sooting at the CAF Cup in those
days with the likes of Aji Baba, Duke Udi, Malik, Ogaga et al

_{Gone are those beautiful days men!}

Naija football league is now a muppet show. Dunno when the
old glory days will return. The people we have at the helms of affairs
are all mouth no action. They run their own league on the pages of
Papers, will nothing to show on the field of play.

Na wa o.

Mobi Oparaku having trials at KU? hmm. What happened to all the trials
he had in Obodo Oyinbo. Well, he is bringing back his foreign investement
home. I am sure the Govt. of Baba Iyabo will be happy to have him play in
the league coz he is investing his "talent" in his father land

Sam Pam

Bolaoni, its Mutairu Momodu not Mobi Oparaku

just remembered

Lemmy Issa
Bright Omokaro
Edema Fuludu
Haruna Ilerika
Ugodiga
victor ikpeba

Yeah Victor Ikpeba

Ikpeba went on a steady decline after his wife's death, feel sorry for him because he was really talented.

What happened to Femi Opabunmi ?. . .He's supposed to be just 22 now, never grew in his game after the T&T U-17 championships. I guess this is the price we have to pay for people faking ages for their own selfish games and to the detriment of the country's game, we need to stop people from doing this if we want to grow and match the Europeans in footsie.

What about James Obiorah?. . .He was scoring goals in the Russian league as recently as '02.

I heard Samson Siasia is coaching in the U.S. or something now, I know one Liberian guy that told me he met him a while back.