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Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Love800(m): 4:04pm On Aug 06, 2025
Drogba na learner for where eto'o and weah dey na. Is like you judge with emotions. I know everyone loves drogba, but generally those guys were better than him.
Pls go read the profile of those two players i made mention.
moscobabs:
Na Basketball Drogba dey play right?


Or what's the meaning of this?
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by badoh(m): 4:04pm On Aug 06, 2025
There's no place to fix Drogba, Kanu and Okocha in that list. These guys were also exceptional but they had to be excluded. Between Yaya Toure and Okocha, who would you pick? Between Etoo, Kanu and Drogba, who is better suited to strike in that position and get result?
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by mecuries(m): 4:05pm On Aug 06, 2025
Robnectar:
No okocha no X1


Seun nah characteristic suegbe grin😎😎
Okocha was an average player... Don't let nostalgia fool you
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by mecuries(m): 4:06pm On Aug 06, 2025
badoh:
There's no place to fix Drogba, Kanu and Okocha in that list. These guys were also exceptional but they had to be excluded. Between Yaya Toure and Okocha, who would you pick? Between Etoo, Kanu and Drogba, who is better suited to strike in that position and get result?
No one in their right mind would pick Okocha ahead of Yaya Toure.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Toneyo: 4:07pm On Aug 06, 2025
Where is Taribo West? That Cameroon GK Kameni or Vincent Enyeama. Jay Jay Okocha. Kolo Toure shouldn’t be there. Where is Drogba? Fadiga or Diouf should be squeezed in.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by PulaPower: 4:08pm On Aug 06, 2025
This list nah Joke..

As a coach, I can’t play Eto’o over drogba. Drogba is a more complete striker than Eto’o..
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Love800(m): 4:10pm On Aug 06, 2025
Nice one.

But abeg commot dat okocha from there. The guy na waste. He even win african best! How many trophies he win! How many goals he score!

And so so yeye clubs he dey play for.

Okocha na disgrace!
HyAccent11:
Toure and Rigobert Song no even dey Africa's top 100.
Celestine Babayaro, Okocha, Kanu, Hadji Diof should be on that list.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by APOPTOSIS: 4:11pm On Aug 06, 2025
Where's is Pius Ikedia
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by AllBlack: 4:12pm On Aug 06, 2025
obembet:
Without been bias, Which player is missing here?
Una dey joke abi na play be this?
Where una wan put DROGBA and JayJay? for bench?
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by ericmor:
D00msDay:
Michael Essien is good, but i'll rather play Jay Jay in his position.
I didn't watch G.Weah play, thus, I can't say much but Drogba needs to be on the list.
Bono is also good but I prefer Essam El-Hadary of Egypt.
The list will never complete without weah, the only African world best player. Any list with best Africa XI without weah is automaticaly disqualified
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by ddippset(m): 4:13pm On Aug 06, 2025
El Hadji Diuouf.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by APOPTOSIS: 4:14pm On Aug 06, 2025
D00msDay:
Michael Essien is good, but i'll rather play Jay Jay in his position.
I didn't watch G.Weah play, thus, I can't say much but Drogba needs to be on the list.
Bono is also good but I prefer Essam El-Hadary of Egypt.
Indomie pikin noted.
Imagine removing WEAH
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by ericmor: 4:14pm On Aug 06, 2025
mecuries:
Okocha was an average player... Don't let nostalgia fool you
No mind them. Na that him dribbling Dey deceive them
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by mayor1814: 4:15pm On Aug 06, 2025
My first eleven

El hadary of Egypt GK
Hakimi Morocco RB
Christian Chukwu Nigeria CB
Rigobert Song Cameroon CB
Celestine Babayaro Nigeria LB
Yaya Toure Cote d ivoire Midfield
Jay Jay okocha Nigeria midfield
Michael Essien Ghana midfield
George Weah Liberia forward
Abedi Pele Ghana forward
Samuel Eto Cameroon forward


Honourable mentions
Drogba; Salah; Rabah madjer; Finidi George; Emmanuel Amuneke; segun odegbami; Roger milla; Nouredinne Naybet; Mustapha Hadji; kolo Toure; Aliou Cisse; El Hadji Diouf; Jacques Songoo; Daniel amokachie
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Love800(m): 4:17pm On Aug 06, 2025
Joke!

Eto is the best and more innovative and digital(striker qualities) than him.

Plus influnce in the african football world both on pitch and off-pitch, eto is ahead of him.

Don't even talk of George weah. If you watch that guy highlight, you will be wowed!
Even ronaldo delima nazario said george weah was one of his football model!

Drogba still dey learn work!
PulaPower:
This list nah Joke..

As a coach, I can’t play Eto’o over drogba. Drogba is a more complete striker than Eto’o..
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Shikena(m): 4:17pm On Aug 06, 2025
Names that are difficult to leave out across a few generations: Thomas Nkono, Essam El Hadary, Roger Milla, Rabah Madjer, Abega Theophile, Lakhdar Belloumi,George Weah, Abedi Pele, Samuel Eto'o, JJ Okocha, Rasheed Yekini, Kanu Nwankwo, Segun Odegbami, Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure.

This is mission impossible! grin
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by geoworldedu: 4:17pm On Aug 06, 2025
No Enyeama, no Okocha, no Kanu. Just dey play.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by aribisala0(m): 4:17pm On Aug 06, 2025
This reveals age and European bias

The highest ranked ever African team in History was Nigeria 5th position 1994

Go and research that team.

It was. Miles ahead of every African team

No team has been so dominating in recent history

If you do not have Rashidi Yekini onyour list don't pretend it is an all time list
If you don't have Sunday Oliseh forget it
If you don't have Kalusha Bwalya on your list you don't know African football
Where is Abedi Pele
Roger Milla

You don't have to be playing in Europe to be great

That is what gen Z believe
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Liverpoolfc(m): 4:19pm On Aug 06, 2025
no drogba no xi just find a place for him.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by ericmor: 4:19pm On Aug 06, 2025
Love800:
Drogba na learner for where eto'o and weah dey na. Is like you judge with emotions. I know everyone loves drogba, but generally those guys were better than him.
Pls go read the profile of those two players i made mention.
You can’t create such a list without including Weah; you just have to squeeze him in. he made history in football in a way that no other African player has yet achieved.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Shikena(m): 4:19pm On Aug 06, 2025
The best of Eto'o is way better than the best of Drogba.

PulaPower:
This list nah Joke..

As a coach, I can’t play Eto’o over drogba. Drogba is a more complete striker than Eto’o..
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by mikeapollo: 4:20pm On Aug 06, 2025
obembet:
I picked this Based on historical achievement only (e.g., trophies, impact, recognition and Balanced by position GK, defenders, midfielders, forwards like a real starting 11.

Without been bias, Which player is missing here?

Photo credit - formula
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by mikeapollo: 4:21pm On Aug 06, 2025
obembet:
I picked this Based on historical achievement only (e.g., trophies, impact, recognition and Balanced by position GK, defenders, midfielders, forwards like a real starting 11.

Without been bias, Which player is missing here?

Photo credit - formula
Footballers of different generations.
Did you ever know a footballer called Abedi Pele? Only George Weah can be compared to him.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Ibadanfarmroad: 4:24pm On Aug 06, 2025
Essien and Yaya toure no fit start na, put Yaya toure and okocha.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Aydot99(m): 4:27pm On Aug 06, 2025
Because op is from Nigeria and he doesn't want to be bias he left out the Nigerian players. Leaving you guys to dey argue with keyboard
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by mikeapollo: 4:27pm On Aug 06, 2025
SonofElElyonRet:
Abedi Pele!
31 characters needed. Now 10.8.7.6.5=4.3.2.1
So you knew Abedi Pele too?
You must know and understand good football
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Gboom: 4:29pm On Aug 06, 2025
Where is Uche Okechukwu in the heart of defence, he is better than Kolo Toure in my own opinion
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by oviexcels(m): 4:30pm On Aug 06, 2025
Kaido:
LB -Celestine Babayaro
CM - J.J Okocha comot Esssien
GK- Vincent Enyeama
ST - Drogba

Sub
Essien
George Weah
Abedi Pele

No LB in Africa reach Babayaro. Drogba na Baba.

BTW, I no be Chelsea fan just spitting facts
The only African footballer that was the world best as at that time to play as sub in a list with just one second runner up
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by PulaPower: 4:30pm On Aug 06, 2025
Shikena:
The best of Eto'o is way better than the best of Drogba.
Your opinion bro..
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Love800(m): 4:30pm On Aug 06, 2025
Aswear.

George weah was the best.

Apart from the world-best he won sef, go and look his actions on the pitch, a monster!
He was the among the first group of strikers dat will carry the ball from the midfield and drive inside the attacking box.

He motivated many strikers like theirry henry, ronlado delima nazario to start taking the ball from midfield and dribble into the box.

The guy na legend!
ericmor:
You can’t create such a list without including Weah; you just have to squeeze him in. he made history in football in a way that no other African player has yet achieved.
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by Pickup8: 4:32pm On Aug 06, 2025
If two of R Yekeen, Okowocha, Kanu, Michel is not there then the list is incomplete.
Who is your goalkeeper if I may ask?
Re: Africa All Time XI. Which Player Is Missing Here? by ARISHEM: 4:32pm On Aug 06, 2025
Drogba, jay jay, mikel, yekini, amunike, Anika hi, Kanu, Mohammed aboutrika, hossam Hassan shouldn’t be missing
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