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TheGoodJoe:
Unfortunately, this is not about a popular choice thing but actual quality.

Ambrose was unbelievable. Never in my life seen a right back with such driving force. He literally used to drive Keshi's conquering Super Eagles from the right flank. A spectacle to behold. Popular vote will not change that quality fact.

Celestine Babayaro was tactically insane. He did it at the highest level. There was this game he had against AC Milan that was just madness.

Celestine Babayaro at Chelsea was a very brilliant player. Iroha can never scrape such level of performance.

Taribo, that is not even a debate.

Mikel Obi, he was a creative midfielder that also comes with a full defensive package. When it comes to creativity, Okocha edges. When it comes with the full package, offensive, defensive and controlling the midfield, Mikel tops and it is not even a debate.

Being the best player on the pitch in the Champions League finals against a Super Bayern Munich says it all.

jihday:
Oliseh already negates the need for Mikel plus the main reason why it’s so easy for Okocha to be in the team ahead of Mikel is that Okocha can single handedly win you games, freekick, goals, shots, can play corners, have long throws, can cause chaos if opposition decide to park bus. Abeg no talk this thing again o 😤

jihday:
Oliseh already negates the need for Mikel plus the main reason why it’s so easy for Okocha to be in the team ahead of Mikel is that Okocha can single handedly win you games, freekick, goals, shots, can play corners, have long throws, can cause chaos if opposition decide to park bus. Abeg no talk this thing again o 😤

kennysville:
Yoruba people will say "Eni ti Sango ba t'oju e ja.. Ko ni bawon bu Oya". Translation? Whoever has witnessed Sango (God of Thunder) at war will never join them in abusing his wife Oya.

I think the value of the 94 Squad got watered down because a lot of people never witnessed where we are coming from and just how far low the bar has dropped. Many don't even know what is called mental resilience ... the never say die attitude that Nigeria has always (Emphasis on always) been known for. So when people talk about the 94 set, they look at them from either their coaching prowess perspective...or delve deeper to say what clubs were they playing for.

In an age where a player like Paul Pogba was bought for 80 million pounds (Money Era), why wont people dismiss the heroics of 94 Eagles? Rules have really changed and how times have also changed. We take a lot of things for granted now. Whatever glory this current set is riding on, whatever expectations we may have of them is built on the heroics and mental attitude of the 94 set. To those saying what have they achieved, I say Let That Sink In For A Moment! We witnessed from the 1980 nations Cup till Maroc 88. Saw how agonizingly close Nigeria came to winning both 88 and Algiers 90. All these times, Nigeria never qualified for World Cup. This same 94 team was ranked 5th best in the world., the highest by any African Team till date! And folks are saying they are overhyped? These are like our 7 star Generals right there. They freaking earned that right! Just cause you weren't around then doesn't mean one should disrespect them. You don't feel comfortable hearing about their heroics, too bad! Suck your thumb! But it really did happen and that's the whole point of History.

TheGoodJoe:
Unfortunately, this is not about a popular choice thing but actual quality.

Ambrose was unbelievable. Never in my life seen a right back with such driving force. He literally used to drive Keshi's conquering Super Eagles from the right flank. A spectacle to behold. Popular vote will not change that quality fact.

Celestine Babayaro was tactically insane. He did it at the highest level. There was this game he had against AC Milan that was just madness.

Celestine Babayaro at Chelsea was a very brilliant player. Iroha can never scrape such level of performance.

Taribo, that is not even a debate.

Mikel Obi, he was a creative midfielder that also comes with a full defensive package. When it comes to creativity, Okocha edges. When it comes with the full package, offensive, defensive and controlling the midfield, Mikel tops and it is not even a debate.

Being the best player on the pitch in the Champions League finals against a Super Bayern Munich says it all.

TheGoodJoe:
Football today is no longer a single handed thing. It is more about who makes the whole team perform better and Mikel Obi rules in that.

GMBOFASIA:
Football game can still be single-handedly won by a player if you have an elite player let not go far take a look at our Benin game it was osimhen heroics and unbelievable display that kept us to play off assuming it was boniface or sodiq umar starting that game we probably would have played goalless so sometimes don’t over rules some players singlehandedly doing something extra ordinary to win games

yinkeys:
Random
Why didn’t Ogunmodede of Remo Stars pack bus since they were dealing with a club that has global exposure
They went on to collect 5 instead of just trying to play counter attack

TheGoodJoe:

I will take Ambrose over Eguavoen, Take Celestine Babayaro over Iroha. I will take Mikel Obi over Okocha. For a start. I will even take Osinhen over Yekini.

The untouchables are Rufai, Oliseh and Finifi George. Maybe Emmanuel Amunike.

Napoleon55:
Until one of your new generations wey come after '94 set surpasses what Keshi, Sia Sia and Amuneke have done for our football as TheSuperNerd pointed out,even after they have retired,then we can have a talk.
I watched the super eagles without high blood pressure till 2006.

Osimhen,Bassey,Onyeka and very few others are the only players who plays with every seriousness to make sure a result is achieved from this sets.
And you want to belittle the entire group of heroes because of few ones you no longer fancy.

Allow those who still adores them to do so irrespective of what you and few others like CharlesEmeka may think of them.

What did they achieve that our new generation are yet to attain?
They put Nigeria on the world map as one the top 10 national football teams on two occasions,that alone speaks volumes of the quality of football we enjoyed in that era.

Even 2013 u speaks of has two or three of them as the coaches.

The players who came after '94 set,what have they contributed to Nigeria football either,we have Yobo,Mikel and Enyeama and co,they should get on board and aim to surpass what Keshi and co have done for us as their experience is needed.

The '94 set as u called them has done enough good than bad ,what folks like u think is of no consequence.

kennysville:
In addition, if it were not for Politics between Nigeria and South Africa, The 96 Afcon would not be won by South Africa, Yes I say that with my full Chest. The resulting setback was that we didnt get to be in the Nations Cup until 2000 and yet the team got to the Finals. What do we take that set for? Dummies? History needs to be taught in Schools so that we don't despise the feat of great men. There is a reason why our national anthem says and I quote, "The labors of our heroes past shall never be in vain". We sang this part for many years and it really didnt sink cos we were just singing national anthem for getting high.
You see people looking at Okocha from today's trophy day lens and asking weird questions like what did he achieve? Okocha? Really?

Well i no blame people. Football has now become science of space and time

TheGoodJoe:
Not true. The need for double pivots has been there. That is why Man City had Gundogs band Rodri. Barcelona had Xavi and Busquets. Arsenal had Rice and Partey and now Rice and Zubimendi.

The demand for midfielders being good defensively is in high demand now.

Goke7:
There’s no need for long story it’s because they were pioneers especially qualifying for the World Cup for Nigeria first time that’s why they will continue to be seen as invincible. But it’s the same mental resilience and never say die attitude that also saw the 2013 team winning Afcon after being written off by Nigerians including the nff who had bought their tickets back home before the quarter final match against Ivory Coast so that team deserves every applause just like the 94 set cos that was like coming back from the dead. So player for player there were players in the generation before 94 set that were even better and I have also seen players in the post 94 set that are even far better especially when you start considering their heroics at club level. As much as we don’t want to water down the achievements of that set we must stop assuming they were the Eldorado of our football.

QueenJazz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN1N7lBJKco&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D

Who has seen this video? Walahi, NFF are hardened criminals. Just look at this arrant rubbish!

semid4lyfe:
Assuming players were at their prime, my Super Eagles All-Time Best Starting 11 would be:

🔸Goal Keeper - Vincent Enyeama (1)
🔸Right Back - Joseph Yobo (2)
🔸Left Back - Celestine Babayaro (3)
🔸Centre Back - Uche Okechukwu (5)
🔸Centre Back - Taribo West (6)
🔸Defensive Midfield - Sunday Oliseh (4)
🔸Box to Box Midfield - Mikel Obi (8.)
🔸Attacking Midfield - JayJay Okocha (10)
🔸Right Wing Forward - Finidi George (7)
🔸Left Wing Forward - Emmanuel Ammuneke (11)
🔸Centre Forward - Victor Osimhen (9)

TheGoodJoe:
Unfortunately, this is not about a popular choice thing but actual quality.

Ambrose was unbelievable. Never in my life seen a right back with such driving force. He literally used to drive Keshi's conquering Super Eagles from the right flank. A spectacle to behold. Popular vote will not change that quality fact.

Celestine Babayaro was tactically insane. He did it at the highest level. There was this game he had against AC Milan that was just madness.

Celestine Babayaro at Chelsea was a very brilliant player. Iroha can never scrape such level of performance.

Taribo, that is not even a debate.

Mikel Obi, he was a creative midfielder that also comes with a full defensive package. When it comes to creativity, Okocha edges. When it comes with the full package, offensive, defensive and controlling the midfield, Mikel tops and it is not even a debate.

Being the best player on the pitch in the Champions League finals against a Super Bayern Munich says it all.

Odunayaw:
It's exactly this thing I have been trying to wrap my head around.

This is a team that has put five goals past Al-Ahly in recent history (5-0 once) fgs!
Like low block, out muscle and hope for lucky breaks. The man fall my hand gan o

semid4lyfe:
I used to think he was tactically sound and one of the better coaches in the NPFL but I was so disappointed by his obliviousness of how sundown plays and apparent unpreparedness judging by his approach to the game. I doubt if he even watched any tapes of Sundown in preparation for the match.

Maybe he was carried away by the home factor, and the 5 - 0 win of his team in the previous round.

I have not seen or read any interview of Daniel Ogumodede after the match cos I would have loved to hear what he had to say.

Goke7:
That’s the thing many don’t see, the individual display and achievement of some certain players post 94 generation set outpace the players before them but No the ones in 94 set will always look far better according to them, smh!

Truidstarr:
Morocco's only plan is to reap where they did not sow. Convince Foreign Born players to play for them from age grade to National team level.

Odunayaw:
But SA has leapfrogged Nigeria 🤭

Subzerooo:
SA didn't not just humble your apex club 5-1 in their background for you to say this

semid4lyfe:
Assuming players were at their prime, my Super Eagles All-Time Best Starting 11 would be:

🔸Goal Keeper - Vincent Enyeama (1)
🔸Right Back - Joseph Yobo (2)
🔸Left Back - Celestine Babayaro (3)
🔸Centre Back - Uche Okechukwu (5)
🔸Centre Back - Taribo West (6)
🔸Defensive Midfield - Sunday Oliseh (4)
🔸Box to Box Midfield - Mikel Obi (8.)
🔸Attacking Midfield - JayJay Okocha (10)
🔸Right Wing Forward - Finidi George (7)
🔸Left Wing Forward - Emmanuel Ammuneke (11)
🔸Centre Forward - Victor Osimhen (9)

semid4lyfe:
Assuming players were at their prime, my Super Eagles All-Time Best Starting 11 would be:

🔸Goal Keeper - Vincent Enyeama (1)
🔸Right Back - Joseph Yobo (2)
🔸Left Back - Celestine Babayaro (3)
🔸Centre Back - Uche Okechukwu (5)
🔸Centre Back - Taribo West (6)
🔸Defensive Midfield - Sunday Oliseh (4)
🔸Box to Box Midfield - Mikel Obi (8.)
🔸Attacking Midfield - JayJay Okocha (10)
🔸Right Wing Forward - Finidi George (7)
🔸Left Wing Forward - Emmanuel Ammuneke (11)
🔸Centre Forward - Victor Osimhen (9)

Subzerooo:
There is a reason they are able to convince fb players to leave European nations to play for them and that's because they have built a structure and an enabling environment, if e sure for you go and convince common Adarabioyo

Subzerooo:
SA didn't not just humble your apex club 5-1 in their background for you to say this

elyte89:
I think dis goes beyond infrastructure and facilities to lure dem cos what Dey c in foreign countries where Dey can represent is better or almost d same facilities in Morocco 🇲🇦 or Senegal 🇸🇳 I want to believe deir major success of convincing foreign born players is more of patriotism Dan infrastructure as u suggested cos an average Nigerian 🇳🇬 is not even willing to associate themselves with Nigeria 🇳🇬 let alone of commiting demselves into anything.in everything we do we try to associate ourselves with anything foreign dishing our own values . But take a look at Morocco 🇲🇦 or Senegal 🇸🇳 foreign born players ..I believe they cherish deir values and culture hence finding it easy in convincing them to switch their allegiance.