₦airaland Forum

Mujtahida:
That example is off because the criticism is the criticism of these players as a group. We are talking about their achievements as a group. Standing as individuals they were not all remarkable. Indeed many of them played for backwater clubs. Rashidi the goal king was in Setubal!

Mikel Obi is arguably Nigeria's most decorated player.

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.

forgiveness:
🔸Goal Keeper - Vincent Enyeama (1) 3rd best CAF player
🔸Right Back - Joseph Yobo (2)
🔸Left Back - Taye Taiwo (3)
🔸Centre Back - Stephen Keshi baba (5)
🔸Centre Back - Christian Chukwu Chairman (6)
🔸Defensive Midfield - Sunday Oliseh (4)
🔸Box to Box Midfield - Mikel Obi (8.)
🔸Attacking Midfield - JayJay Okocha (10)
🔸Right Wing Forward - Segun Odegbami (7)
🔸Left Wing Forward - Victor Ikpeba (11)
🔸Centre Forward - Rashidi Yekini

Odunayaw:
Club football? To be sure, a club that is literally SA's NT playing against Remo stars? Remo, apex club because they won one league title? No be straw you de fight for like this?

As dem humble Orlando Pirates 3-0 it adds to the point abi

Leapfrog is what Morocco is doing. Anyway, time will tell

forgiveness:
🔸Goal Keeper - Vincent Enyeama (1) 3rd best CAF player
🔸Right Back - Joseph Yobo (2)
🔸Left Back - Taye Taiwo (3)
🔸Centre Back - Stephen Keshi baba (5)
🔸Centre Back - Christian Chukwu Chairman (6)
🔸Defensive Midfield - Sunday Oliseh (4)
🔸Box to Box Midfield - Mikel Obi (8.)
🔸Attacking Midfield - JayJay Okocha (10)
🔸Right Wing Forward - Segun Odegbami (7)
🔸Left Wing Forward - Victor Ikpeba (11)
🔸Centre Forward - Rashidi Yekini

Goke7:
Even as a group what has the 94 set achieved that the ones after them has not achieve too. Can you compare the star studded Ivorian team the eagles defeated in 2013 in 90 mins to the one the 94 team defeated only after 120 mins and extra time?

TheSuperNerd:
Ahhhhh... Goke!!! That Ivorian generation of the 90s was fire ooo. Tiehi was no small fry. Ben Salah. Just few names I can recall from tapes I watched. That Ivorian team was solid. In 1992, they went a whole Afcon tournament without conceeding a goal and that tournament had The Great Yekini and Great Abedi Pele of Ghana. They also won it!

They were dons. And the only reason that team did not qualify for the WC was because of Nigeria's own Golden Generation of maverick players.

See below how tight it was. The 2nd round of CAF Zone 1994 WC Qualifiers.

Note: This was the era of 2pts for a win. 1 pt for a draw.

The first round had all these 9 teams topping their Groups A - I. Ours had SA.

Goke7:
Even as a group what has the 94 set achieved that the ones after them has not achieve too. Can you compare the star studded Ivorian team the eagles defeated in 2013 in 90 mins to the one the 94 team defeated only after 120 mins and penalties? Na nostalgia Dey worry many of us jor!

Goke7:
I laughed when someone said Finidi dribbles on the touch line, am not sure the person has watched clips of a segun Odegbami to see what he does on the touch line. It’s a pity the Odegbami and Adokies of this world never qualified for the World Cup all these yeye debate of 94 no go Dey at all!

Subzerooo:
Club football no be part of football architecture? And these guys will still flog our home-based guys if they meet on home-based competition, our only hope now is Osimhen and Insha allah

Mujtahida:
Goke7 we will not let you pour contempt on the 94 set. To allow you do so, is to ensure that no set of the SE ever gets their plaudits. You want to pit one set against another just so you can pour mud on the set you do not like.

And in all these conversations, I have stuck to the achievements of that stella group of players without comparing them to other sets and downplaying their achievements.

They are all part of the long list of players that make our football history. The high points are the high points, the low points are the low points but what I will not do is to dismiss the achievement of any group.

Goke7:
You’re taking things too far I have brought facts and at the end na still second round exit we got from the 94 set which has also been replicated by those after them. Period! Everyone deserves their flowers and that’s where I stand

Goke7:
Compare to an Ivorian team that was solid from defence to attack in 2013 with kolo toure, eboue, yaya toure, Gervinho, drogba, kalou haba sir that’s the golden generation of Ivorian football o!

Still the same issue of thinking the former is always better than the latter

Towbaba500:
Osibobo
https://x.com/DougieCritchley/status/1981305589608095749?t=AOIkA0b9BOLSfi0cN67nKA&s=19[/quote]Nooo 94 set is the best! Osihmen no reach 😂 who is he before Ikpeba!

Mujtahida:
If Osihmen is playing for Gala, we Super Eagles fans will be praying so he doesn't get injured.

If he's playing for Nigeria, gala fans will be praying for him not to get injured.

Mujtahida:
Celestine firmly belonged to the 94 set. By 94 set, it is not about those who played in 94. If that is the case, we'd extract all Rashidi's goals and stay with those he scored from 94 onwards.

94 set is a metaphor for an era. That glorious era of Nigerian football that began its incipience in the 90s and peaked from 94-2002.

Mujtahida:
If Osihmen is playing for Gala, we Super Eagles fans will be praying so he doesn't get injured.

If he's playing for Nigeria, gala fans will be praying for him not to get injured.

Curtisaxel7:
When i remember the way this SA team moves the ball from defense to attack in split seconds......hmm. The beautiful quick midfield interchanges they are so fond of.....hmm. Percy Tau's wizardry..... hmm. Lorch's lethality.... hmm. Mothiba's mobility.... hmm.

I sorry for Nigeria.

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)

Odunayaw:
Memory lane
No be today SA lovers de here

tbaba1234:
Abegi.. with all of that, how many chances did they create in J'burg when we played them?

The same team was struggling against Namibia a few games ago.

TheGoodJoe:
Nice list. Very difficult to debate against. However, I will pick Ambrose over Yobo. Not taking away the choice. Yobo had the quality, tactical depth and versatility. These will easily make him an easier pick.

Ambrose runs just makes me prefer him but in terms of overall quality you are right with Yobo.

Amunike vs Ikpeba is also a tough one but Amunike takes it for me.

A player that misses out but really delivered quality to the Super Eagles is Onazi.

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)

Goke7:
It was when onazi came into eagles we started seeing the best of mikel as he did all the dirty work to make Mikel more creative in his role. In fact onazi injury was a serious problem and miss for the team at confederation cup and in the World Cup when he got injured before we played France. Onazi and Moses were key in our 2013 Afcon win.

TheGoodJoe:
94 set is very clear. That World Cup team. If anyone wants to talk of era, he won't say 94 set.