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Kog45:
Duke Udi,Dodo Avaa,Emma Ebiede and Tarila Okoronwanta

Napoleon55:
Okocha is unarguably the Nigeria's most skillful player of all time.

Obodo and Yahaya probably might be more skill than King Kanu,but let me just rank him higher on this list.

Top 10 Nigeria most skillful players:

1.Jay Jay Okocha
2.Kanu Nwakwor
3.Christien Obodo
4.Musa Yahaya
5.John Utaka
6.Rabiu Ibrahim
7.Chidi Ordia
8.Etim Esim
9.Samson Siasia
10.Osaze Odemwingie

Did not watch Etim,but made the list for his popularity.
Musa Yahaya and Rabiu Ibrahim might not have made it to super eagles, but they were very skillful.

Completing the top 15,
In no particular order are:

1.Samuel Chukwueze
2.Victor Boniface
3.Solomon Okoronkwo
4.Pius Ikedia
5.Chinedu Ogbuke
6.James Obiora

The list excludes players from early '90s down

Napoleon55:
Chief, I don't know if any of these guys will make top 20 most skillful Nigeria players.
I haven't heard of this Dodo Avaa,I was expecting names like Henry Nwosu, Haruna Ilerika.

I will go with the likes of
Ikechukwu Uche,Moses Simon,Friday Ekpo and Ademola Lookman to complete my list.

BankyGee:
Osimhen dey drag big chances created with midfielders

When you're good you're good! Now this is called "tearing the league", topping almost every chart as far as being a "striker" is concerned in that league.

Make summer reach fast make Premier League shake! 🔥

Napoleon55:
Chief, I don't know if any of these guys will make top 20 most skillful Nigeria players.
I haven't heard of this Dodo Avaa,I was expecting names like Henry Nwosu, Haruna Ilerika.

I will go with the likes of
Ikechukwu Uche,Moses Simon,Friday Ekpo and Ademola Lookman to complete my list.

TheGoodJoe:
Ebiede will definitely make Top 20. I watched his training session with the Super Eagles at Shell camp and he was mesmerizing. He pulled off skills that had Uche Okechukwu, Sunday Oliseh and Taribo chewing grass. Literally.

To explain to you how def Ebiede was, the waist breaker pulled off a skill
that Okocha later replicated.

Emma Ebiede the waist breaker was truly a delight to watch. Sad he never got the chance to have a run in the Super Eagles.

Napoleon55:
U-20 African cup of nations and the qualifiers.
U-20 world cup .
Porto b.
Enough to know how skillful a player is.

And understand we are not talking about the greatest or the best Nigeria player,just the most skillful,that's why Etim Esin's name could come up even without him achieving anything with Nigerian.

Napoleon55:
Some of you guys are always quick to laugh at those players who could not progress beyond U-17 level,as if it's easy to make it in football.

AndSunGorilla:
What about Friday Elastic Elahor.
Wole Odegbami and Dimeji Lawal.
@Kog45 abeg what eventually happened to Dotun Alatishe, Taofik Malik, Baldwin Bazuaye, Kayode keshinro and Segun Fetuga.

Napoleon55:
Modified.

20 Most skillful Nigeria players

1.Jay Jay Okocha
2.Kanu Nwakwor
3.Christien Obodo
4.Musa Yahaya
5.John Utaka
6.Rabiu Ibrahim
7.Chidi Ordia
8.Etim Esim
9.Samson Siasia
10.Osaze Odemwingie

Completing the top 20,
In no particular order are:

11.Samuel Chukwueze
12.Victor Boniface
13.Solomon Okoronkwo
14.Pius Ikedia
15.Chinedu Ogbuke
16.James Obiora
17.Ikechukwu Uche
18.Moses Simon
19.Friday Ekpo
20.Ademola Lookman

kingphilip:
Make that banned guy no catch you sha

AndSunGorilla:
What about Friday Elastic Elahor.
Wole Odegbami and Dimeji Lawal.
@Kog45 abeg what eventually happened to Dotun Alatishe, Taofik Malik, Baldwin Bazuaye, Kayode keshinro and Segun Fetuga.

Napoleon55:
Modified.

20 Most skillful Nigeria players

1.Jay Jay Okocha
2.Kanu Nwakwor
3.Christien Obodo
4.Musa Yahaya
5.John Utaka
6.Rabiu Ibrahim
7.Chidi Ordia
8.Etim Esim
9.Samson Siasia
10.Osaze Odemwingie

Completing the top 20,
In no particular order are:

11.Samuel Chukwueze
12.Victor Boniface
13.Solomon Okoronkwo
14.Pius Ikedia
15.Chinedu Ogbuke
16.James Obiora
17.Ikechukwu Uche
18.Moses Simon
19.Friday Ekpo
20.Ademola Lookman

Philosopher1979:
Chidera ejuke should be in that list. He is just as skillfully if not mote skillfully then samuel chukwueze. Maybe you forgot

BankyGee:
Make he come with facts and data na, no be by yesmen

Napoleon55:
Modified.

20 Most skillful Nigeria players

1.Jay Jay Okocha
2.Kanu Nwakwor
3.Christien Obodo
4.Musa Yahaya
5.John Utaka
6.Rabiu Ibrahim
7.Chidi Ordia
8.Etim Esim
9.Samson Siasia
10.Osaze Odemwingie

Completing the top 20,
In no particular order are:

11.Samuel Chukwueze
12.Victor Boniface
13.Solomon Okoronkwo
14.Pius Ikedia
15.Chinedu Ogbuke
16.James Obiora
17.Ikechukwu Uche
18.Moses Simon
19.Friday Ekpo
20.Ademola Lookman

TheGoodJoe:

L agree. This extends beyond my football watching knowledge.

kingphilip:
Facts? Data? Him don ever bring anyone before.

Abeg I no remember anytime o. Help me recall once or twice abeg.

Philosopher1979:
Chidera ejuke should be in that list. He is just as skillfully if not mote skillfully then samuel chukwueze. Maybe you forgot

aicon4s:
The following players have to replace some names in that Top 20 list:
Wilson Oruma
Tarila Okoronwanta
Segun Odegbami
Godwin Okpara
Tijani Babangida
Henry Nwosu
Samuel Okwaraji
Victor Moses
Joel Obi
Kelechi Nwakali
Chidera Ejuke

Kog45:
I think time to rate our all times wingers cuz Elahor,Odegbamis,Dimeji Lawal are all wingers and don't forget we have Humphrey Edobor,Folorunsho Okenla,Adokiye Aimeasemeaka,James Etokebe,Felix Aladesanmi,Uwem Ekarika,Adeolu Adekola, Benjamin Nzeakor,John Chidozie,Tarila Okoronwata,Ikechuckwu Ofoje


Oh Segun Fetuga was a product of St Finbaars secondary school,finished his secondary school in 1986 and made under 17 team in 1987 and later captained 1989 team.But really surprised not seeing him making it further,now into sports management after went through Charton Athletic sports management tutelage.

Dotun Alatishe can be classified as real NPFL player cuz he spent most of his football career in Nigeria league playing for Stationary Stores,Shooting Stars and Rangers.

Kayode Keshinro was tagged another Yekini but failed to make it after left Nigeria playing in lower league in Belgium

Baldwin Daddy Bazuaye despite having father in Nigeria coach circles,failed to make it with senior national team but a very good player but doing well for himself

Taofiq Malik was a popular figure with shooting stars of Ibadan but I don't know where he is now

TheGoodJoe:

L agree. This extends beyond my football watching knowledge.

AndSunGorilla:
You didn't watch Friday Elahor?

zicky:
then I'll refer you to Mikel u20 world Cup and his time at Lynn Oslo so you see yahaya wasn't as skillful as Mikel. I'm not talking about greatest either that's why I rank Nwakali ahead of him. Even Stanley okoro and Lookman Haruna exhibited more skills at junior level than yahaya.
What I'm saying is if your skills can't take you to a level at senior football bar injuries than that's amateur skills. Like Stanley Okoro like Yahaya

TheGoodJoe:
Nope. Not really. My focused watching started in 1996. I used to watch all the past games but more of waiting for a goal to shout with everyone around.

TheGoodJoe:
Nope. Not really. My focused watching started in 1996. I used to watch all the past games but more of waiting for a goal to shout with everyone around.

ChrisKels:
What do you think about having Akinsanmiro in our midfield?

Check him out in this video

https://x.com/nxceilings/status/1876043160029446488?t=us7SUzj6HzLTbJuq8RbEdA&s=19[/quote]We need Uche Christanus and Ebenezer Akinsanmiro in eagles set up.

Napoleon55:
Chidera Ejike is definitely among the top 20 if not the top 10,I totally forgot,I should replace Friday Ekpo with him.

Apart from Segun Odegbami, Sam Okwaraji,Tarila Okoronwanta and Henry Nwosu,
I watched the rest of the players,
Tijani Babangida, Victor Moses and Wilson Oruma are definitely better dribblers than some of the players but I don't think they can replace the names on the list based on skills.

So which four names do you think should be replaced with Odegbami, Okwaraji,Okoronwanta and Nwosu?