₦airaland Forum

chic2pimp: I think u are the one that needs to be educated.

The Award is given to the player adjudged to have been the best player on the African continent in that calendar year(which Yaya clearly was) not the rubbish u typed up there(Impact on African Football ko Impact on Globalisation ni).

abatically: Goals win u matches

thegoodjoehunt: When is referring to those against Mikel, not those for Mikel.

Richiy: When its time to show patroitism, these Nigerians wont show...mtchew

adegwurulez: does it matter? Nigeria didn't qualify for the 2012 nations cup but we came 2013 and won it. Maybe you didn't watch the second leg of the civ-senegal match. If you did, you would have known that the elephants were lucky.

adegwurulez: you prolly haven't seen the senegalese team

Opera240: . Where Mikel dey when Bale won both Writer and Epl player of year? @least Mikel should av won it now if @ all he is better than Bale since he is achieve than him.....abi na ojoro FA do for Mikel ni?

Opera240: . Where Mikel dey when Bale won both Writer and Epl player of year? @least Mikel should av won it now if @ all he is better than Bale since he is achieve than him.....abi na ojoro FA do for Mikel ni?

omar22: Enough Said!!!!!!!!!!!

Opera240: . Mikel had a better year than Bale? Bro you must be joking! Bale carry the whole spur team on his head..Bale won both Writer & EPL player of year, the fact that his team was not qualify for champions league doesn't mean he is not better player...this show you that a tree can not make a forest!

nnekamezor: Its so annoying oooo...

nnekamezor: Its so annoying oooo...

omar22: Tunisia won Nations Cup in 2004 (so should a Tunisian have won the player of the year?)

He (Eto) was the Captain of the small island team and he also in 2004 he Joined Barcelona he was on fire from the moment he walked in the door of the Catalan club, he won the award because of his performance

achimotan: Make u no get heart attack when Ivory Coast win the Afcon next year with yaya as a member.
Brace yourself for more surprises

omar22: Am sorry but Eto was outstanding that year!

omar22: So you will say Mikel is better than Steven Gerrard because he is more successful? Or Busquet is better than Alonso because he is more successful?

omar22: If you look at all the football awards around the world, its the best performing player not the player from the best team. Some will say Okocha, well as good as he was, Eto was the best striker in the world far better than Henry or Van Nistelrooy.

So can someone tell me why Kanu won the title in 1999

Gguy4real: Yaya toure deserve it also mikel deserve it but is very painful that mikel didnt win the award but anyway mikel is to blame for it, i dont know why he was doing at the back anytime chelsea was playing match he no dey move forward to score the guy really disgrace me alot how can a player score just 3 goals in all his appearance in chelsea shirt i think he should leave the club and move somewhere else so that he can add more tally to his record maybe that time he will win the award

Gguy4real: Yaya toure deserve it also mikel deserve it but is very painful that mikel didnt win the award but anyway mikel is to blame for it, i dont know why he was doing at the back anytime chelsea was playing match he no dey move forward to score the guy really disgrace me alot how can a player score just 3 goals in all his appearance in chelsea shirt i think he should leave the club and move somewhere else so that he can add more tally to his record maybe that time he will win the award

Krasid: Drogba was not in Africa's best 11, but was in top 3.How is that possible?

texaco1: I think when 2 or 3 players tie on individual brilliance and contribution to their respective teams that is when caf uses the achievement barometer of what trophies the players have won to judge. But in this case ,caf didn't need to do that because the individual brilliance on the field of play and massive contribution of yaya to both club and national team is overwhelming.the truth is yaya is a player you simply can't ignore and he is a player that can and most times always makes the difference in a match.his record ahas. Been consistent since his time at barca and even now at man city ,noone dares belittles him. On the other hand mikel won't awards and trophies with his teams but his individual contribution to these teams have bEen average and not particularly outstanding. Mikel is a player that coaches can bench without thinking twice that isn't the case with yaya

autchman144: Colombia or Uruguay

ednut1: hw insrumental was mikel in d success?

andyanders: A better player won and let us not put sentiment over who is better. Yaya has been fantastic and still roaring as a great player.CAF got it right. Congratulations Yaya.

ellarry: even on CAF website it states the award is not based on what u do in the colours of chelsea or man city, its based on your performance with the national team which i think going by this mikel deserves it.

safarigirl: why so?
to some extent, I think Mexico and argentina play similarly, forget that Mexico is in North America, they form part of latin America and are quite a formidable team.

My only concern is that we've played them before and I would've preferred a new opponent.

waleadex: It's going to be an exciting match but I doubt Nigeria winning Mexico.

safarigirl: So happy for Yahaya, hope he gets the arsenal deal...but what about Awoniyi my love?