Okocha, Kanu, Yak make list
By ROMANUS UGWU

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Few years after quitting football, erstwhile Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha along compatriots, Nwankwo Kanu and Yakubu Aiyegbeni, have continued to make the Premiership Hall of Fame.


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The Nigerian trio were recently listed among the top 10 all-time African players that make an outstanding landmark in the Premiership, rating Okocha, Kanu and Yak the fourth, fifth and sixth continental best players respectively.

According to the result of the poll carried out on the sport.co.uk Web site, the Nigerian stars made the list along the like of Chelsea duo of Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Ghana duo of Tony Yeboah and Sulley Muntari, just as the trio of Papa Bouba Diop, Steven Pienaar and Christopher Samba complete the list.

Commenting on Okocha, the report noted: “The Nigerian was not only a fan favourite at Bolton but a fan favourite around the country. His moments of skill, passing and creativity were nothing short of brilliant and sometimes left you aghast.

“In his early years he was actually a team mate of another player on this list, Tony Yeboah, whilst at Frankfurt. Bolton fans voted his goal against West Ham in 2008 as the best ever Premier League goal. His free kicks were sensational including a screamer against Aston Villa in the cup.

On Yak, the report noted: ‘The Yak’ has been one of the Premiership finest strikers and is the highest scoring African in the league’s history. Another Redknapp signing, the Nigerian has been consistently a top performer and was actually recommended by Sir Alex Ferguson who saw him play in the Champions League for Maccabi Haifa.

“In his first season in England he scored nearly a goal ever other game before moving onto Middlesborough where he once again found the net with regularity. His calmness and finishing has put him onto this list and you couldn’t wish for anyone else to score from the penalty spot,” it added.

It summed by describing Papilo thus: “No one knows if the big man is 27 or 43 years old, but lets be honest, who cares! The leggy Nigerian was bought by Arsene Wenger in 1999 for £4.15m and instantly became a fan favourite. He had the ability to pull a trick out of nowhere and came up with some incredible goals.

“Most notably his flick over Luke Young’s head in an Arsenal victory against neighbours Spurs. Another jaw dropping match for Kanu was the hat-trick scored against Chelsea where he scored from nearly on the goal line on the edge of the penalty area. He also played for West Brom and is still plying his trade on the south coast for Portsmouth,” it added.

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semid4lyfe:

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Dr Kitaun:

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Seems odd that Lucas Radebe didn't make the top ten.