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WILFRED AGBONAVBARE

Agbonavbare appeared with the Nigerian under-20 sat the1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico. He played for more than one decade with the full side, being selected for the1994 African Cup of Nations and that year's FIFA World Cup.

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WILFRED AGBONAVBARE

Agbonavbare appeared with the Nigerian under-20 sat the1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico. He played for more than one decade with the full side, being selected for the1994 African Cup of Nations and that year's FIFA World Cup.

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Aghonibasket.

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Christian Chukwu - Defender

Christian Chukwu led the Nigerian team to the 1980 African Cup of Nations which they won on home soil and he was the best player of the tournament. He played in three consecutive African Cup of Nations from 1976 to 1980. He is probably the best Nigerian defender ever. He was also the captain of the famous Nigerian club (Enugu Rangers) during his playing days.
-: http://www.rascojet.com/blog

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WILFRED AGBONAVBARE

Agbonavbare appeared with the Nigerian under-20 sat the1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico. He played for more than one decade with the full side, being selected for the1994 African Cup of Nations and that year's FIFA World Cup.

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CHRISTOPHER NUSA OHENHEN - Striker

Christopher Nosa Ohenhen popular known as "Ohen-hen", was a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a striker. He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, with Compostela Football career

Born in Benin City on (born 14 October 1970), Ohen began his career at Julius Berger FC, then left at almost 19 for Spain. He had participated at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, where his three goals for Nigeria attracted the attention of Real Madrid.

After two years playing solely with the club's reserves Ohenhen moved to SD Compostela, where he scored goals at an impressive rate: in his third year he netted 13 as the Galicians achieved a first-ever La Liga promotion. While at Compostela he was called up to a preliminary Nigerian squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup but did not make the final cut.

After a loan to Turkey's Besiktas JK, Ohen's final years were highly irregular, and he also dealt with injury problems. (source Wiki)

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Agbonibasket

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Victor Ikpeba (Prince of Monaco) -

Victor Ikpeba (Prince of Monaco) represented Nigeria at the U-17 World Cup in Saudi’89 and their coach (Sebastian Broderick) said he’s the best player he ever managed. He was part of the Nigerian team that won gold at the summer Olympics in Atlanta’96. He won the Belgian African Footballer of the Year award in 1993 before he would win the CAF Player of the Year award in 1997. He represented Nigeria in four African Cup of Nations (1992, 1994, 2000, 2002) and two World Cups (1994, 1998).
- http://www.rascojet.com

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FATAI ATERE

In 1985, Nigeria won the first ever FIFA U16 World Cup and there was a certain Fatai Atere on that team who was 14 years old. Two years later, at 16, Fatai Atere played in same World Cup and in three years he had faded out of the game. Atere was just 19 when he quit active football. The Old Matori road was renamed Fatai Atere way in Nov. 1985


FATAI ATERE AND DEMEJI LAWAL

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Fatai Atere was not really outstanding.

The outstanding player in that pic was Dimeji Lawal. Formerly Oladimeji Mohammed(at U17).
Dimeji was such an awesome player to watch. He played football, pulled stunts and enjoyed it. And he played with so much confidence.

Dimeji, Osondu and Christopher Nwosu were totally unplayable at the 1987 U17.

Why Dimeji Lawal's career failed to progress is still a mystery to me today. That boy was pure class.

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A product of that highly talented 1989 Golden Eaglets team that also had Benedict Akuegbe, Godwin Okpara, and John Zaki. The other players never really made any impacts afterwards. A good number furthered their studies.

Take note: The 1989 FIFA U17 WC was held in Scotland (Scotland '89) and not Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia hosted the U21 WC.

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I think John Zaki won the CAF Champions League in the late 90s as a key player for Asec Mimosa. His style then was so similar to Daniel Amokachi.

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oga icon this is where you thrive...good to know this from.you especially as regarding ohenhen...I never knew this..

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O boy who doesn't like good old memories.

Our youth teams of the 80s were highly talented.

Due to the competition in the national team in the 90s a lot of them couldnt play for Nigeria at the senior level.

Imagine players like Tarila Okoronwanta, Dimeji Lawal, Chris Ohenhen, not being able to break into the team even with their exploits both at youths and club level.

Even the likes of Siasia, Adepoju, Ugbade that managed to break in mostly were not starters.
Alloy Agu and Agbonavbare were also goalkeepers products of that era.

A player like Ohenhen was with the Real Madrid youth team at a stage.

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Yeah. He won a continental title with ASEC. Think it was either the cup winners Cup or the CAF Cup. There was no CAF champions league then.

Isaac Success also plays like him.

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Fatai Atere was not really outstanding.

The outstanding player in that pic was Dimeji Lawal. Formerly Oladimeji Mohammed(at U17).
Dimeji was such an awesome player to watch. He played football, pulled stunts and enjoyed it. And he played with so much confidence.

Dimeji, Osondu and Christopher Nwosu were totally unplayable at the 1987 U17.

Why Dimeji Lawal's career failed to progress is still a mystery to me today. That boy was pure class.

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In 1997 the CAF Champions League replaced the previous pan-African competition, the African Cup of Champions Clubs; this had run from 1964–1996 From wiki

ASEC Mimosa won the title in 1998 with John Zaki a key player. It was the CAF Champions League.

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OK.

So John Zaki was still at ASEC as at 1998?