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my take on the coaching issue is for the NFF to appoint the best they can find be it local or foreign

i'm biased towards picking a local coach but let's be pragmatic. no local coach for now has the requisite experience or qualification to handle the senior national team. yusuf's coaching ability is unknown for now which we can not afford to experiment on based on the nearness and sensitivity of the world cup qualifiers. amunike yes he has potential maybe making him the assistant to whichever foreign coach we get will him help him gain experience on the job

on which foreign coach we should employ i don't think the name or cv of the guy should bother us the most but if his football philosophy matches our own and if he's hungry or ambitious enough to succeed. remember people like bronu metsu, harve renard, westerhof etc were relative unknowns before they succeeded with senegal, zambia/ivory coast and nigeria

if i had my way i would scour the dutch league and find one ambitious guy to coach us. remember dutch coaches like westerhof and bonfere jo seemed to know how to get the best out of nigerian players. plus the times siasia did well in the olympics and under 20s he had a dutch assistant. i think the dutch style closely matches nigerian pattern of play which would help the coach adapt seamlessly while bringing the european structure and discipline.

poor success seems siasia has bought himself small sense

https://www.thecable.ng/mikel-ighalo-iheanacho-make-siasias-olympics-list

Mikel Obi, Odion Ighalo, and Alex Iwobi, are in the 35-man Olympics list, which Samson Siasia, head coach of the U-23 team, released on Friday.

The list is expected to be trimmed down to 21 ahead the competition, which kicks off in Rio, Brazil, on August 5.

Some of the young talented players in the list are: Ogenekaro Etebo, Musa Muhammed, Stanley Amuzie, Kingsley Madu, Taiwo Awoniyi.

Nigeria will face Sweden, Colombia and Japan in Group B of the preliminary round of the 2016 Olympics men’s football event.

Expectations are high that the current squad will repeat the feat of the Kanu Nwankwo-led ‘Dream Team’, which won the championship in 1996.

The last time Nigeria got to the final round of the Olympics was at Beijing 2008. The team lost out to the Argentine side inspired by Lionnel Messi in the final.

Interestingly, it was Siasia who led the Nigerian Squad to pick a silver medal at that competition.

Below is the 35-man list:

Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa FC, South Africa)
Yusuf Bala (Kano Pillars)
Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers)
Taiwo Abdulrahman (Kwara United)
Ndubuisi Agu (FC Porto, Portugal)
Junior Ajayi (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia)
Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense FC, Portugal),
Taiwo Awoniyi (Frankfurt FC, Germany)
Okechukwu Azubuike (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey)
Etor Daniel (Enyimba FC)
Augustine Dimgba (Sunshine Stars)
William Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway)
Saturday Erimuya (Kayseri Erciyespor, Turkey)
Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense FC, Portugal)
Imoh Ezekiel (Anderlecht, Belgium)
Saviour Godwin (Ostende, Belgium)
Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England)
Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England)
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England)
Emiloju Julius (MFM FC)
Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia)
John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England)
Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey)
Usman Muhammed (CF Uniao, Portugal)
Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium)
Erhun Obanor (MFM FC)
Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey)
Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea FC, England)
Sodiq Saliu (Seraing FC, Belgium)
Abdullahi Shehu (CF Uniao, Portugal)
Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)
Seth Sincere (Rhapsody FC)
Ndifreke Udo (Abia Warriors)
Aminu Umar (Osmalispor, Turkey)
Sadiq Umar (AS Roma, Italy)

SamuelAnyawu:
Ekiti state has met all the federal government requirements? I Laff.....

None of the requirements said the governor should be giving out ponmo and 500grams of rice on the streets

best case situation tunisia, nigeria, congo, libya
worst case algeria (replace with ivory coast or ghana),nigeria, cameroon, burkina faso

Guy I no find trouble for here na your village idiot no wan maintain him lane

But no worries boss from now on I will ignore the gnat brain

elrony:
it's OK na...

now this is hilarious the insecure jobless numbskull thinks I'm a blogger I guess ramdueter and elrony are German and Spanish sey
Mr. I Gats money this my last piece of advice to you so pay attention since you can afford it. Hire a surgeon and tell him to do a brain transplant replacing yours with that of an ameoba gotten from a day old cockroach feaces not that it will cure your devout stupidity but at least it will boost your non-existent IQ abit

Ignaz:
bloody àrsewipe! at least i'd be rich enough to afford the services of a shrink. you're so poor, church rats look like bill gates when compared to you. your whole village donated yams as well as other crops produce to assist your wretched parents and the best you could become is a failed blogger. those agricultural produce could've been channelled into something more worthwhile.

this guy this is getting old if you were not loved as a child take it up with your shrink and parents and stop with the immature outbursts.

For the last time do something better with your life and ignore my mentions but knowing the dumb, jobless almaraji you are that would be to hard for your Neanderthal intellect to grasp.

Ignaz:
the only thing dry here is your brain fluid. if you marry an îdiot, you'll give birth to dîmwits with two digits iq. what you really need is a rope, so you can hang and die a foolish death. and you're even a blogger....i thought bloggers were supposed to be intellectually sound. this àrsewipe is a disgrace

hmm supernerd i think i'm tempted to agree with mikael.

for one those nations have world class systems, structures and leagues that will always bring out the best in whichever players they churn out. you might argue that countries like brazil and argentina have above average leagues with just there infrastructure but they have systems that will always produce decent players and coaches.

nigeria on the other hand though we might produce talented players doesn't have the system comparable to the above mentioned countries to bring out the best in our players. so unless something drastic happens in the way our sports administration is being run (which to be honest i don't see happening anytime soon) nigeria will continue to struggle to make headway international but on the continent we will do well since we will be facing african countries with similar problems like us

TheSuperNerd:
Here's another angle.....

Speaking about the Spaniards and Die Mannschaft...

These guys have structures I admire so much. They will never fail to produce top talents but even at that, Germany today still struggle with replacing Miroslav Klose.

Germany don't have a top striking talent coming through for now.

Also, Spain haven't found David Villa's replacement.

These nations still have holes in a few positions when I look at their talents pool.

But Nigeria is another case... we are not there yet but the way this new generation is going, they can turn out to be our 2nd Golden Generation..... Our Super Golden Generation Next.

Even a journalist in Manchester once said last year after the U-17s World cup of 2015 that Nigeria is on the verge on unleashing another beast team if all goes well, that can terrorise world football.

He said this having our 2013 and 2015 classes in mind as with other super talents coming through in every single position. Now that's the most scary part, Nigeria have top rising talents for every position.

Germany have Average talents rising through for now in the no.9 position.

Brazil crashed out of Copa America in the first round without Neymar. Brazil lacks enough quality talents. They only boast a few. Even the Gabigol they are hyping played against a rag-tag Nigerian U-23 team and flopped.


So it's not Eureka for some of the top dogs sef....

yes i also came to the conclusion you came to in your first paragraph that what he was warning would happen has already occurred over the course of these past few months.

what do you say about these pesky 41 banned items importers won't they still keep the black market afloat?

989900:
I read Mr. Henry Boyo's (he is one of my most respected economist) take. However, I guess he didn't take to cognisance the fact that this economy was already running @ the bank/BM rate of N330-370; not CBN's N199.
Secondly, he absolutely classifies this new policy as 'devaluation'; not 'dirty float'.

Thirdly, he almost totally ignored any positive influence smart and genuine fiscal policies might have, going forward.

ATEOTD, we jusy have to admit we are in some terrible situation already, with minimal window of escape -- this is the part we dig-in to stay afloat, or sink.

This CBN's policy is one of the best options we have, considering our situation. It is now up to the ministry of Finance and the FG, to complement it with smart out-of-the-box fiscal policies, implementation/enforcement.



I wrote the below article last week . . . I can't post links; else I'll be banned.

hi boss i think this article might interest you http://www.punchng.com/economy-floodgates-breached/ not an economy expert but from reading the piece it seems the columnist is not enamoured with the floating of the currency idea. you are one of the intelligent posters whose opinion i respect alot especially on matters of economy so i would not mind seeing your own take on the matter

989900:
Dollar trading between N245-255 right now.
Market is largely fluid right now.

very predictable dry insults. take my advice and go meet a psychiatrist maybe they can cure your beastial mind set before you pass it on to your unborn children

Ignaz:
may you die from liver cancer and may your generations to come never know affluence! you're a consummate peàsant and a garbling peon, you unfortunate tool. your whóring mother has beards. you're lucky i have a busy monday.

I thought I was debating with an adult but i'm obviously mistaken. I believe you were raised by a pack of wild orang-utans because if you were raised by humans and not breastfed by hyenas you would not be insulting your mother.

Stay off my mentions and enjoy life in the game reserve with your fellow wild animals

Ignaz:
you're a demented sonofawhore for expecting the work rate of someone who's tholed a heart defect to surpass that of the fit boys. kanu has a ucl medal, epl medal, fa cup medal as well as a host of others. tell us that of okocha's

Pele one of the greatest football players ever question of game recognising game

You sure bet those three teams enjoyed his bench warming services

lekkie073:
Mr man, Pele is not an authority in football..

..does Pele give awards to footballers? No
Does Pele tells clubs which players r good? No

Three big clubs enjoyed kanu's services consecutively.
Okocha was busy going from one midtable club to another at d peak of his career.

Anyway you can stay with Pele since he is d one dat nominates d best footballers. I will prefer to identify with football governing bodies...

People like muntari and sol campbell whose defiant display against. Man u in the semis ensured kanu had a chance to win in the final .

Pele regarded okocha as one of the best 100 players in the 20th century so why should I consider the opinion of some no name caf selectors especially if such people can also select football neophytes like diouf and adebayor

You for mention femi opabunmi or "little messi" okoro since na underage tournaments we dey use judge great players

lekkie073:
a thousand man of the match is not worth one 'african footballer of the year'. whose hardwork and sweat did he chop for Portsmouth? lua lua own

the powers dat be in football have decided to recognize kanu for his exploits so a certain chrisooblog's posit is inconsequential.

lets go back to d beginning......
kanu won his first active underage competition (Japan 93)
what did okocha do in Mauritius '93?

Yes they lost but we all saw how he inspired them to reach the finals

With portsmouth other people had done the hard work before kanu came in the finals to shine against division 2 Cardiff

raumdeuter:
Okocha and Bolton even lost Carling cup final

Okocha was unlucky in club football but showed his worth in international football competitions show me any instance kanu won common man of the match awards in any senior football tournament

If you see Wes brown and Philip Neville medal collection you sef go bow but that doesn't make them great at least those two contributed to their title wins kanu nko? Yeye cameo and Waka pass appearances chopping glory from other people's hard work and sweat

lekkie073:
what exactly did okocha win when he relegated Frankfurt?
kanu won 6 league titles, 3 fa cups, 1 ucl, 1 Europa league.
kanu played with established stars in Ajax inter and arsenal. if u r not good such clubs wouldn't think of coming for you.

the only highlight of okocha's club career was in Bolton.....BOLTON! and even at dat no trophy.

kanu went on to play for lowly Portsmouth and guess what? he still collected a trophy.....


what more do u need to understand dat when it comes to achievements in football, kanu no be okocha mate

And you are sincerely ignorant! We are talking senior international tournaments you are mentioning Atlanta 96 an underage competition

Same way average players like Wes brown, Philip Neville, bosingwa have also won individual luarels

Won fa cup yet also relegated the same team

Kanu the great striker who could not buy a single goal in 9 international senior tournaments. Kanu the greatest who was chopping bench in bloody westbrom

Ignaz:
you're a recalcitrant pèasant! where was he when kanu was sodomising brazil at atlanta '96? kanu has more individual laurels than okocha, has seen more professional football too and as played at the top. kanu has a ucl medal, fa cups, was part of the gunners invincibles. but your jay jay was busy helping frankfurt to relegation while kanu was scoring the lone goals in pompey's fa cup win. okocha has skills, but what good are those skills if hull city and bolton are the ones bidding for your services?

Psg in the early to mid 90s was competing with Monaco and marsielle for top spot in the league

If ronaldinho copied okocha and went on to win ballond'or then I guess you can call jayjay a positive influence

lekkie073:
which psg is a top European club
page started being a big club wen they were taken over by the Arabians. tell me a worthwhile medal okocha collected in his sojourn in Europe? no league no fa cups .......just the French version of community shield. okocha is a ball juggler at best, he was never supposed to take football as his career.
ronaldinho was credited with a comment dat most of his dribbling skills he got from just looking at okocha. did u know how far the brazillian went in world football? technicality means using ur skill set to achieve a set objective. okochas used his to mesmerized the spectators instead of using to reach the objective of the clubs he played for.

Lol kanu world class guy when did you become Trevor Noah? World class player who could not score a single goal in 9 international senior tournaments world class player who was a perpetual bench warmer riding on the back of other people's hard work to be picking cheap winners medal here and there.

Okocha may not have won many club medals but his international achievement speak for itself 1994 AFCON winner 2004 AFCON MVP and top scorer

If there is a product of hype then kanu is your man whose only claim to fame is shining in underage tournaments.

Ignaz:
this is one of those arguments you can never win. okocha is a joke compared to kanu. an entertainment and a football are two different fields. jay jay at best is a ball juggler. of what use are your skills with the ball if it's destination isn't the back of the net? okocha had skills, could've been the best player nigeria ever produced but he got confused along the line. kanu on the other hand is a world-class player whose only stumbling block was his heart problems which he didn't let stop him from playing. okocha was an iconic figure who was over hyped and most times, failed to get the job done while he was on the pitch. it wasn't until his last years of international football that he tried to become what we've all hoped he'd have ended up as but by then, it was too late. deal with it. okocha is a joke!

okocha AFCON winner, AFCON MVP, AFCON top scorer

raumdeuter:
Essien played for a Chelsea who made CL semi and finals

FInidi played for Ajax CL winner and finalist

When Okocha played for PSG they were a nonentity in Europe, Its like Jeremy Menez in current AC Milan claiming AC Milan of Shevchenko

Or someone who played for Man City in 2003 claiming he played for a top team because City is a top team now

Okocha played for midtable PSG and was a nobody in CL and then relagation Frankfurt, Hull Bolton

so aboukrieka, essien, finidi must be rubbish then since they never won african footballer of the year

psg a top european club bought okocha while kanu was a bench warmer even in relegation threatened teams like westbrom

raumdeuter:
Thats even to empasize how poor Okocha is, If Diouf and Adebayor could win but Okocha cant? Thats to buttress why he is in the class of Lua-lua and Lamptey

6th in the whole world of 6 billion people. Kanu Nwankwo, the highest position ever by a Nigerian

No wonder top clubs are always willing to sign him and the rejected clubs of Europe are the ones looking at Okocha

his success with the national team made up for any perceived deficiencies in his club career

which league titles or cups did yekini win in europe before we considered him great?

lekkie073:
go and ask jupp heynckes who almost had an heart attack all because of a certain Jay Jay okocha who took showboating to a new level by deciding to wait and further dribble three defenders after he has successfully humiliated kaiserslautern goalkeeper, Kahn.
When heynckes told him to cut down on his showboating he decided to instigate a player rebellion against the coach which saw yeboah leaving the club prematurely. that was the same year Frankfurt relegated and jayjay , satisfied of d destruction he has caused subsequently left for Turkey.

if he was so good why couldn't he muster just a single league title medal in 19yrs playing for different clubs in over 4 countries?
d only medal worthwhile was the community shield version in France which be would with psg.
when we talk of African players who have done well in Europe we can mention kanu mikel etoo drogba y.toure oppong weah....
not some person who sees what he is being paid to do as a recreational activity rather than a career

boss i don't remember jayjay relegating frankfurt but let's agree for argument sake he did those were his formative years and you have to admit he became more mature in his game play over the years

my guy you are being unfair referring to okocha as at best a ball juggler. does a mere ball juggler emerge mvp of a tournament? does a mere ball juggler feature in multiple best 11 in different tournaments? will a ball juggler captain his national team? will pele pick a ball juggler as one of the top 100 players of the 20th century?

if this was an argument about okocha not fulfilling his vast then that would be a different thing. i'm not a big fan of mikel but i will always acknowledge his contributions to the national team even though he hasn't lived up to the initial promise he showed in 2005/2006. the crux of my argument with dayo is you don't have to like okocha but give the man his due

lekkie073:
do u know that okocha relegated eintracht Frankfurt before leaving them.....
they were losing matches and at d same time rejoicing because of okocha's dribbling exploits.

when they saw d light, it was too late.
okocha is at best a ball juggler. he is not a technical player. with his skills he was supposed to play for the elite clubs but what he did in 1996 against Kahn shows how unserious he is as a professional......though he didn't see it dat way

bros i was referring to international engagements any average player can shine in any club match

jayjay comedian? no bruv the joke is when you take a supposed top striker like kanu to 9 international senior tournaments and he fails to register a goal even if na own goal he no even score one pere

actually i like aghahowa i would choose him over kanu. utaka started promisingly but he fizzled out

SIRcumalot:
Portsmouth fa cup win.
Kanu was their best player and Man of the match.

forget okocha,that guy na comedian.
support agawonder.
or utaka the attacker

yes if people like diouf and adebayor can also win it too

who carrying 6th don epp?

the same way bosingwa, betrand, danilo sef carry CL

any average ninja can be signed by a top club e.g bebe (man u), djibiti or whatever his name is (chelsea), chamakh (arsenal)

how come your best player that ever liveth could not score a single goal in 9 international senior national team tournaments? how come he could not win a single man of the match award? how come he was such a bench warmer he became an ambassador for woolworths sweaters?

sleekdot:
African footballer of the year is sentiments

6th world footballer of the year is sentiments

WInning CL trophy with Ajax na luck

Getting signed by top clubs in top league is sentiments

How come Okocha no dey ever dey anywhere better things and recognition dey happen

Bench warmer? Pray tell how come a bençh warmer made 1994 AFCON team of the tournament that kanu can only think of making in his dreams.

2004 okocha was top scorer and tournament MVP. I dare you to name any senior international tournament in which kanu won any man of the match award not all this kalo kalo sentimental african player of the year awards

sleekdot:
When Okocha joined PSG they were midtable and nobody in Europe

See the teams you are mixing with PSG, Liverpool 5 CL, AC Milan - 7 CL, PSG never played a final yet they are pedigree team which pedigree?

What trophy did Okocha win for National team? 94 we won when he was a bench warmer, Olympics he was a mascot No wonder top clubs avoided him like a leper , FIFA and CAF too avoided him

ajax inspite of kanu would always have won the dutch league then they were that dominant. that season wetin arsenal win? when wenger came to his senses and benched his azz arsenal started winning trophies

liverpool, ac milan and psg (in the 90s) whatever ever their status are pedigree teams

did godwin okpara or lamptey ever do much for their national teams?

chosen by big clubs and coaches to warm bench pray tell how's kanu any different from bosingwa, shaqiri and danilo?

sleekdot:
Kanu played over 30 games in 95/96 for Ajax same in Arsenal 99/2000 season

Let me ask if City and liverpool bid for the same player who would the player choose?

Pele also recognized Godwin Okpara we know how he ended, He recognized Lamptey we knew how he ended

Kanu #6 in the world at his best Okocha did he even make top 100

Kanu chosen by big clubs and coaches, Okocha chosen by the likes of Frankfurt, Bolton Fenerbahce and Hull The best comparison to Okocha would be Lua Lua he is also known for his senseless stepovers and dribbles wey no epp anyone

correction bench warmer at league winners arsenal, ajax etc

historically ac milan is a great club historically liverpool is a great club. today today if napoli and ac milan bid for the same player the guy would choose ac milan. if champions league football wasn't involved mahrez would take a pay cut to join liverpool

great players get recognized even despite the awards pele recognized jayjay so who cares about some no name caf selectors no living soul has ever thought it wise to include kanu in any best ever 11 list omo she o a whole world number 6 for that matter


if that level means being a bench warmer and failing to score a single goal in 9 major senior international tournaments then you right that is not his level

sleekdot:
Kanu played at league winners Arsenal, Ajax etc where was Okochas best team?

PSG was a midtable club when they signed Okocha at the moment AC Milan is a mid table Italian club just like at the moment Liverpool is a mid table English club

If you've not won the best in your continent how can you call yourself the best, Okocha would be mates with the like of Lua Lua in players who cant win the African player of the year

Kanu was number in Africa two times and 6th in the whole world

A level too high for Okocha to attain

okocha was atleast playing relegation threatened teams while kanu went a step further and relegated such teams (portsmouth)

it's not every great african player that has won footballer of the year, eg aboutrieka, essien, finidi etc so i can excuse okocha's own

exactly if football small weights like adebayor and diouf can win who is kanu to move me

psg as of that period was still one of the biggest teams in france so them signing jayjay was a big deal or you think psg is an acronym for salvation army wanting to dash fenebarche free money? like saying ac milan is a 2nd rate just because they are currently struggling

dangote is number one in africa based on facts and figures kanu's is based on judgments of sentimental journalists and armchair observers

sleekdot:
Okocha impressed so much at senior level that he couldnt win ordinary African footballer of the year which Diouf and Adebayor won for fun

As at when Okocha went to PSG they were 2nd rate in Europe usually finishing midtable in the french league.

Kanu didnt score in major tournament for Nigeria but he was a legend at his clubs which made him Africas best twice while Okocha cant even win once.

95/96 Kanu led Ajax attack and led them to the CL finals has Okocha ever played CL knockout before? Of course not, Serious clubs dont associate with unserious ball jugglers

Kanu was number 1 in Africa like Dangote, while Okocha is like the poor civil servant who claims he was more brlliant that Dangote in school but never recognized anywhere outside his village

If Okocha isnt playing in relegation threatened Hull, Bolton Frankfurt he is dancing azonto on the field while serious coaches are ignoring him and facing Kanu

egbon you still haven't answered the question why his royal 6thness couldn't score a single goal in a good 9 international senior football tournaments abi na jayjay dribble am wey he no sabi where net dey?

why does okocha need to impress in underage tournaments when he has done more than enough in senior football

psg na third rate abi?

all these top clubs went for kanu you keep mentioning was he ever a key player who led them to cups and league titles? at ajax litmenam, deboer brothers, finidi, overmars were the main men. at arsenal henry, bergkamp, viera were the reasons they were called invincibles. where was kanu in all this? as usual chopping popcorn on the bench please tell me how kanu is any different from nikky butt, ramires, wes brown etc bit part players who also won major trophies with their clubs

african footballer of the year african footballer of the year diouf wey win 2 african footballer of the year nobody puts him in the pantheon of african greats so why should kanus dodgy awards move me.

at least dangote is number one in africa

sleekdot:
Shebi Okocha sef played the same Under aged competition in 1996, How come Kanu was the player of the tournament, African footballer of the year and 6th in the whole world? while everyone forgot Okocha. Okocha was even older than Kanu in 96 yet he was so useless that no one even remembered him or his performance

Okocha even played U21 for Nigeria, how come he never won on the merit of his underage competition performance

Kanu was 6th in the whole world. How many African players have ever achieved that high level before. If any child finish 6th in the whole world of 6billion people then his name should be engraved in gold.

You say 6th in the whole world is nothing, then tell us Okochas ever highest in the world

If anyone would criticize Dangote for being 6th richest man in the world, It shouldnt be a man whose name didnt even make it to top 100

You didnt notice that Kanu played but FIFA noticed, CAF noticed, Inter Milan noticed. The Okocha you noticed who did he epp? No be 3rd rate clubs like Frankfurt, Fenerbahce and Bolton dey follow you dey notice am

wetin kanu show for club in 96? above average season with ajax unable to play for inter milan due to heart condition so on what performance did he win african footballer of the year under age tournament maybe kelechi iheanacho should have won african football player for 2013 shebi he won mvp for u17 world cup since we are using under age tournaments as basis for judging african footballer of the year

if any son of mine came home jumping upandan saying ''daddy i came 6th i came 6th'' i would disown the foolish boy nonsense

abedi pele, yekini, ikpeba, diouf, drogba all african footballers of the year who performed for their respective countries in major senior international tournaments please tell us any noteworthy performance of father ''chrasmoss'' kanu

you see kanu's performance was so nonexistent i didn't even notice he played. is it not shameful that a wack player like danilo had more minutes and impact for madrid than your hero's waka pass appearance

sleekdot:
In Japan Korea Okocha was the one who didnt step up. Others like Aghahowa, Enyeama, Taribo Yobo did It was Okocha doing senseless step overs, No goal no assists just double legover which didnt help anyone

If Kanu didnt show anything for Nigeria, he showed for his club which was why he was named 6th in the world

Kanu won 96 based on sentiments? Didnt Okocha play in this same 1996 Olympics? Why didnt they use the same sentiments to vote Okocha over Kanu. Of course CAF isnt foolish

Was it the same sentiments that saw him voted number 6 in the world? the highest any Nigerian has ever achieved and where was Okocha then?

Kanu watching CL final from the bench? Oga Ade who is the person below dueling with Baresi in the CL final? That must be Nuka

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6th in the world is the highest any Nigerian has ever been rated in history and it was Kanu who made it, Pray tell us what was the highest Okocha was rated

egbon dayo fear God o in japan/korea 2002 jayjay was our best player fact! how is it his fault that most of his team mates didn't step up to the plate? and if okocha shows off his love for his wife nko? is that why your hero couldn't score a single senior tournament goal make him sef show off him boxers say he loves his wife

useless against denmark yet okocha gave your hero a through pass instead of kanu to score he was dancing atilogu till smicheal took it off him. okocha was useless in france 98 yet psg one of the most successful and prestigious clubs in france bought him for good money making him the most expensive african footballer at the time.

the two african footballer of the year awards he won were based on sentiments. the first one based on atlanta 96 an under age tournament in which we clearly cheated fielding old men against youngsters the second because he scored hattrick against chelsea while playing for arsenal

CL winner watching in HD from the bench the one final kanu played his team lost go figure. who cares who came 6th in whatever year. dayo came first in primary 5 who gives a shxt whether hamzat came 6th in the same class

i see you clearly avoided mentioning AFCON tournaments is it because ghost worker kanu didn't do anything of note in most of them? 2000 AFCON final against cameroon we were down and out like a boss jayjay scored a spectacular equalizer dragging us back into the game. during the pressure cooker of penalty shootout okocha was not found wanting dispatching his kick with aplomb your hero nko? kanu and sons sprinkler ltd watering the national stadium pitch after his penalty miss. bros you better go and confess your sins of blasphemy to any nearby father.

kanu ko, subzero ni

sleekdot:
When the going got tough in Atlanta we knew those who stood up and Okocha was not one of them. Babayaro, Amokachi, King Kanu Oliseh

The poster I quoted specified US 94 which Okocha did nothing, but lets now go to the Japan Korea 02. What did Okocha do In Japan Korea?

Nothing, Our midfield was overrun what did he do? The only goal we scored was a Yobo cross and an Aghahowa header, what did Okocha contribute other than to celebrate and remove his jersey showing his underwear "I love you Nkechi" or something like that?

France 98 again what did Okocha do in the first 2 games? we scored 3 goals vs Spain, No goal no assist, vs Bulgaria, they overran our midfield and we won courtesy of an early goal by Ikpeba I think it was Amokachi who even gave that assist. Our elimination game vs Denmark what was Okocha doing other than senseless dribble, we went 2 goals down but Okocha chose that day to display his rainbow flicks , rabona and senseless football.

There is a reason top European clubs were after Kanu and other Nigerian players, while Okocha was playing in Bolton and Fenerbahce

There is a reason Kanu was 2 times African player of the year, Yekini, Amunike, Ikpeba all won while Okocha couldnt win 1

There is a reason Kanu is a CL winner while Okocha barely left a mark in the top European competition

There is a reason Kanu was once voted 6th best in the whole world, and Okocha?