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chrisooblog:
I'm looking at it from the quality of opposition Yekini faced. I already said earlier that it took time before he found his scoring boots

also u hv to look at it this way that then they were a lot of minnows especially in African football

As of then super powers in African football were Cameroon,Ghana,Egypt and Nigeria. Others were mostly below average teams n minnows

Kog45:
Yes of course but Osimehn need Afcon trophy,WC qualification irrespective of number of goals to be the real guy….even I don’t see APOTY as a big deal cuz am seeing him winning it…the koko is Afcon and World Cup qualification.

oga sir APOTY is a big deal oh. 1999 was the last time a Nigerian player won it. For me Osimhen winning the APOTY put him on a different level.

zicky:
oga sir APOTY is a big deal oh. 1999 was the last time a Nigerian player won it. For me Osimhen winning the APOTY put him on a different level.

yes of course. He is already tagged as one of the best strikers in the world currently and winning the Apoty will elevate he’s status more

Not winning a major trophy with Nigeria can’t and won’t rob him of he’s achievements

ChrisKels:
I also remember you said Solanke will never think of playing for Nigeria because he has no connection with Nigeria. What do you have to say about the news of him now begging for attention from Nigeria?

omg 😳 life’s indeed an irony ! I recall vividly when we were romancing Tammy Abraham to play for us but look at us today blessed with Top class forwards … he and his likes will be silently regretting now. God is indeed a great God 🙌

Icon4s:
That is the point bro
Take away goals Osimhen scored against Sao Tome and what will be left?

How do you take away goals a player scored same as saying take away goals yekini score against some minnows. How? 🙄

Kog45:
Yes of course but Osimehn need Afcon trophy,WC qualification irrespective of number of goals to be the real guy….even I don’t see APOTY as a big deal cuz am seeing him winning it…the koko is Afcon and World Cup qualification.

a Nigerian winning the apoty will be massive because it was last achieved 99 by legendary Kanu

It’s not an easy feat to achieve sir

maidaboi:
I still wander why we haven't approach Curtis yet

please don’t let him do a Tammy on us again… I wish we can keep churning out talents in top leagues, then they will beg us themselves 🤣🤣

maidaboi:
I still wander why we haven't approach Curtis yet

who is Curtis?

Hope u re not referring to 50 cent 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

charlesemeka85:
yes of course. He is already tagged as one of the best strikers in the world currently and winning the Apoty will elevate he’s status more

Not winning a major trophy with Nigeria can’t and won’t rob him of he’s achievements

very correct. Messi was already tag one of the greatest player even before winning any trophy for Argentina

Ivory Coast and Algeria that won AFCON in the early 1990s were not minnows o. The only major African team I remember Yekini not scoring against was Ghana something Osimhen funnily enough also shares in common with him.

I don't fault Osimhen too much because you can only score against the opposition that is in front of him. I'm only encouraging him to also do it against the big teams.

At club level he has shown he can breach the defenses of big clubs like Juventus, AC Milan and Chelsea so I'm optimistic he will be a thorn in the flesh whenever we tackle the likes of Senegal, Morocco or Cameroon.

charlesemeka85:
also u hv to look at it this way that then they were a lot of minnows especially in African football

As of then super powers in African football were Cameroon,Ghana,Egypt and Nigeria. Others were mostly below average teams n minnows

charlesemeka85:
37 goals in 14 years 🤣

Did he play a match everyday for all those 14 years? 37 goals in 56 matches is a phenomenal stat for any striker abeg.

Yeah if/when Osimhen wins the APOTY he automatically enters top 10 Nigerian players ever in my books.

charlesemeka85:
a Nigerian winning the apoty will be massive because it was last achieved 99 by legendary Kanu

It’s not an easy feat to achieve sir

chrisooblog:
Ivory Coast and Algeria that won AFCON in the early 1990s were not minnows o. The only major African team I remember Yekini not scoring against was Ghana something Osimhen funnily enough also shares in common with him.

I don't fault Osimhen too much because you can only score against the opposition that is in front of him. I'm only encouraging him to also do it against the big teams.

At club level he has shown he can breach the defenses of big clubs like Juventus, AC Milan and Chelsea so I'm optimistic he will be a thorn in the flesh whenever we tackle the likes of Senegal, Morocco or Cameroon.

the same way Zambia won it too 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Baba from 90-2000 African super powers then were Cameroon,Egypt,Nigeria and Ghana( to an extend)

Others like Tunisia,Morocco,CIV,Zambia,SA,Algeria etc were decent teams but below average

hatakekakashi:
Did he play a match everyday for all those 14 years? 37 goals in 56 matches is a phenomenal stat for any striker abeg.

and 20 goals in 26 matches is mediocre Abi?

zicky:
very correct. Messi was already tag one of the greatest player even before winning any trophy for Argentina

same with CR7 before Portugal won the euros against star studded French team

charlesemeka85:
and 20 goals in 26 matches is mediocre Abi?

Why are you hell bent on making unnecessary comparisons, boss? We have a Nigerian legend and an upcoming one that everyone loves, I don't see any need in watering down the great Yekini's achievements.

37 goals in 56 is an insane stat anytime, anyday.

Maybe as drogba didn’t win the afcon with CIV yekini is a better striker than him 🤣🤣🤣

hatakekakashi:
Why are you hell bent on making unnecessary comparisons, boss? We have a Nigerian legend and an upcoming one that everyone loves, I don't see any need in watering down the great Yekini's achievements.

37 goals in 56 is an insane stat anytime, anyday.

what prompted the comparison is those saying that even if osimhen surpasses yekini’s record that not winning any thing tangible with the super eagles will rob him of he’s legendary status in Nigerian football

Icon4s:
That is the point bro
Take away goals Osimhen scored against Sao Tome and what will be left?

Yekini never played against such opponents or even worse while repping Nigeria? How many did he score against them even with our heavily lubricated midfied and wings spoon-feeding him, unlike what Osimhen has in the midfield and wings now? Hey and that was even when football rules were not as strict as they are today.

Icon4s:
Yes, I quite agree. Osimhen is hardly yet to achieve anything with the national team.
Osimhen is just one goal short of Yakabu, three short of Odegbami and 17 short of Yekini. Barring any dip in form or long term injuries, he is looking on course to overtake Yekini.
...........but, just like many others, I still feel he is yet to attain his full potential for the national team. The Principe and Sao Tome games really helped his career. I don't know how many of such teams he will face for the rest of his career. Yekini was scoring braces against highly rated teams like Ivory Coast and Algeria back then. Osimhen is yet to taste any world cup action and yet to play in any AFCON final let alone to win it.

I still believe if Yekini was playing in today's football he will be ahead of Osimhen in the national team pecking order.

don’t worry sir he will get like 5 against Lesotho 🇱🇸 during the World Cup qualifiers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

ChrisKels:
Yekini never played against such opponents or even worse while repping Nigeria? How many did he score against them? Hey that was even when football rules were not as strict as they are today.

coupled with yekini having creative wizards such as jay jay and siasia behind him then flanked by finidi and amuneke

Also unselfish Amokachi

ChrisKels:
Yekini never played against such opponents or even worse while repping Nigeria? How many did he score against them even with our heavily lubricated midfied and wings spoon-feeding him, unlike what Osimhen has in the midfield and wings now? Hey and that was even when football rules were not as strict as they are today.

if osimhen happen to be flanked by prime finidi and amuneke as well as always played through by mercurial jay jay from the middle by now em for don hit 30 goals

Remember that was an era when finidi was rated as the best number 7/RW in the world

Cecco90:
Gernot Rohr, the master of qualification getting dragged

friendly reminder
Rohr could not lead his Benin side to qualification and could be sacked

mkrest:
How true is this ?

very true,omg 😳 we are blessed in attack 😁

charlesemeka85:
he is not needed abeg. We even still hv Akor by the side self

ah solanke is quality o

Nigeriagood:
friendly reminder
Rohr could not lead his togolese side to qualification and could be sacked

Togo 🇹🇬 Abi Benin 🇧🇯?

Nigeriagood:
ah solanke is quality o

quality ko

He isn’t better than osimhen,bony,awo or even Moffi

charlesemeka85:
if osimhen happen to be flanked by prime finidi and amuneke as well as always played through by mercurial jay jay from the middle by now em for don hit 30 goals

Remember that was an era when finidi was rated as the best number 7/RW in the world

You are right.

Nigeriagood:
ah solanke is quality o

What makes him quality?

Nigeriagood:
very true,omg 😳 we are blessed in attack 😁

how u tk knw say na true? Well even if na true we no need am. Though he sometimes plays as an AM for Bournemouth but still I will prefer a natural one to him

English born Nigeria eligible players I would want in our team are Chukwuemeka and Madueke

Then for Germany 🇩🇪 Felix Nmecha, Atubolu and maybe Udu

Italy 🇮🇹 Udogie(seem impossible), Okoli and Folorunsho

charlesemeka85:
who is Curtis?

Hope u re not referring to 50 cent 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Curtis Jones future Liverpool star

charlesemeka85:
Togo 🇹🇬 Abi Benin 🇧🇯?

sorry Benin 👌🏾