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razor (m)
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WHO IS NIGERIAN ALL TIME BEST FOOTBALLER
Over years Nigeria has produced great footballers like Christian Chukwu, Segun Odegbami, Thunder Balogun, Stephen Keshi, Rashid Yekini, Kanu Nwankwo and Austin Okocha. Who is the all time Nigerian Best Footballer?
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IAH (f)
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Personally, I would find it hard to choose the greatest among Rashidi Yekini, Peter Rufai, Jay-Jay Okocha and don't forget John Fashanu is a Nigerian too.(though you might not want to consider him). i don't think I was born  when people like Christian Chukwu and Segun Odegbami played so I don't know about them. I only met Chukwu as a coach. |
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Seun (m)
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Austin JJ Okocha, really, is our best of all time. From the first time he played we saw his enormous talent but he didn't polish it properly until the last world cup, where he really showed all of us that he has arrived!
Rashidi Yekini was a legend in his own right. Segun Odegbami also.
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fataiiyo (m)
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i will also say that okocha is one of the best player.
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demmy (m)
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Tough choices. I grew up with Chukwu, Best Ogedegbe, Segun Odegbami, Felix Owolabi, Late Mudashiru Lawal etc, but I also like the middle generation of Henry Nwosu, Rashidi Yekini, Stephen Keshi, Samson Siasia, Mutiu Adepoju etc and the later generation with Okocha, Kanu, Babangida, Omokachi. Its tough. Not easy to pick someone. But for me the best team was the 1994-96 team.  |
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Chxta (m)
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Forget his eventual falling out with the NFA, watch Nigeria-Zambia and Nigeria-Cote d'Ivoire of 1994 and you will agree that Oliseh was something special. But then, that may just be in terms of potential...
Muda Lawal was on everyone's lips when I was growing up, and it is hard to ignore that kind of impact...
But then speaking of impact, Beckham isn't as decorated as a footballer as our own Nwankwo Kanu is...
The point is this, the question that started this thread is relative!
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c0dec (m)
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who's nigeria's best footballer of all time? ME!  |
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fataiiyo (m)
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they are all a talented players........
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hot-angel (f)
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Kanu!! All the way
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Chxta (m)
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------------------Rufai-----------------------
Chukwu---Keshi---Okechukwu---Iroha
------------------Ekpo-----------------------
---George---Okocha---Lawal--------
-------------Yekini---Balogun-------------
Bench
Anosike(GK)
Eguavoen
Okafor
Yobo
Babayaro
Oliseh
Odegbami
Esin
Amuneke
Aghahowa
Siasia
Tribute: Okwaraji
Coach: Otto Gloria
IMO, the all time best Nigerian 11
For those who may not know, Lawal in the starting line-up is not Garba, it is Mudasiru
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fataiiyo (m)
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' say salute to Taribo West.............ma defender mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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fataiiyo (m)
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i don't want to forget .........Amokachi.......baba agba
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CimonJorr (m)
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I don't think you guys give enough credit to Garba Lawal.. He is Mr. Consistency exemplified.. and his Patriotism is unquestionable.. Besides, how many players are as versatile as him... I can tell you... None.. if not for the numerous times when he's been called upon to fill in the gaping gaps in the national team a lot of time, then look at his work rate.. The criteria for assessment shouldnt be based on flair or skills [I believe a better word here should be tricks - "football artistry" shey??..].. but on all-round play...  |
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hot-angel (f)
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Okocha, kanu. Rasheedi yekini.
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Ozone (m)
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I want to say Yekini or Okocha. But I would also like throw Ikpeba's name into the mix. He was dominating the Frech League until the death of his wife  ; Cry; then he just sort of walked away from the game. |
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hot-angel (f)
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Yekini was extremely good. He's a Legend! If for nothing but his name.
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WesleyanA (f)
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peter rufai
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EzehM (m)
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Nicholas Ukadike....
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Latoya (f)
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I don't watch soccer everytime but i am a fan of it.
I like Okacha,Odewingi *i am not sure about the spelling* Kanu, and Taribo West
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Chxta (m)
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Time and time again , you will get players that are club material but not National Team material. Aiyegbeni is one of them. Akpoborie used to be like that too. He could not muster up much on the National team. They should stop inviting him and let him concentrate on his club career.
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Enigma (m)
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Henry Nwosu ---- just wish he was born a few years later so that he might have been able to showcase his incredible talent on the global stage.
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galala
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Finidi george. Why? Simple answer . the statistics speak volumes.
Top nigerian in Fifa list of world footballers as voted by football managers journalists and players.
First nigerian and i believe probably still the only nigerian player to be voted as footballer of the year in a european league (dutch eredivisie) not once but twice by both the players and managers as well as journalist.
The only nigerian player to have consistently in his career scored against the big european clubs during his career in europe. He once scored a hat trick for real betis of seville against
f c barcelona and scored against real madrid , chelsea , bayern munich (his goal against them was voted goal of the tournament in the 95 champions league campaign) many other top clubs .
A quiet man he went about his football with dignity and poise and was in my humble opinion the complete footballer as he proved while playing for the super eagles as either right winger, right midfielder or even as playmaker on occassion.
i choose him for his vision on the field of play his ability to switch play and his impact on our style of football from his first match for the nigerian national team against burkina faso (7-1) to his last match the 3rd place match against mali at the African cup of nations 2002.
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CimonJorr (m)
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@ galala...
An informed choice..
Nice one..
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larger_20 (m)
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Sam okwaraji...the abedi pele of africa! may his soul rest in peace!
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Owen (m)
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Personnally I love Okocha.
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Ajisafe
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In the following order:
Tesilimi (Thunder) Balogun, Segun Odegbami, Mudashiru Lawal, Kunle Awesu, Felix Owolabi (Owo-Blow), Rashidi Yekinni, Idowu Otubushin (Slow-Poison), Odiye (the best defender; even though, he killed Nigeria in the 1978 World Cup qualifiers), Emmanuel Okala (Best goalkeeper), Best Ogedegbe (2nd Best goalkeeper), and Fatai Atere.
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axeprince (m)
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The analysis made on Finidi is quite awesome. I love it. Choosing the best Nigerian Football player would not be fair on all Great Players that has been listed and mentioned by contributors. That is talking about the past. Let's look for the team that will make the Nation's Cup, representing the Best Footballing Nation in Africa. I will draw up my own team and put it up soon, or open another thread for that?  ? |
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JosBoy4Lif (m)
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No one has impacted Nigerian Soccer like Kanu..
Thus he gets the nod fromme...
He is like the Nigerian version of David Beckham...
well not their style of play,but the leadership role that they possess. They are model footballers who play the game so tactically well
Oh did you people know that Kanu is boll-legged really nadly?
This is what makes him such a tall player that is ectremely quick
not just fast like an henry, but able to do maGic with the ball
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