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daveP:
Hehehe. Na that backline dey cause wahala. Esp that RB part. Yobo ke? 😂
That is makeshift na. Musa Muhammad had potential to do exploits in that role but he fell off. He had the top talent to be the right side Marcelo with a better defending side. But....
Not suggesting him o. He didn't cook well on fire so..

So I'll put Ambrose cos of that Consistency over those years.

9JAMac10:
Bought and read Sunday oliseh book. Audacity to refuse. Interesting read. Oliseh head butted sia sia after a lunge during a training session before the Italy game at USA 1994 World Cup . Behind the scenes stories of the national team are juicy details

Cocony:
My Super eagles all time XI
1 Goalkeeper-Vincent Enyeama

2.Right back- Efe Ambrose: Defensively and offensively astute with a minimum to zero rate of gifting the opponents dangerous freekicks or penalties.

3.Left back- Ben Iroha: Injury prone but top notch in his performances barring France 98.

4.Center Back- Stephen Keshi

5.Center Back- Uche Okechukwu

6.Defensive Midfielder- Sunday Oliseh

7.Central Midfielder- John Mikel Obi

8.Attacking Midfielder- Austin Okocha

9.Right Wing Forward- Finidi George It's rare to see someone move from Sharks(or was it Iwuanyanwu Nationale)in Nigeria to Ajax and displacing a known Marc Overmars. All these on the basis of National team contribution/significance.

10.Center Forward- Victor Osimhen: Despite not winning AFCON yet but emerging from Serie A as your teams goleador. And replicating it a season later with another in Turkey yet consistent in European main competitions and effect in the National team makes me drop YEKINI for OSIMHEN.

11.Left Wing Forward- Emmanuel Amunike.

If I didn't explain on certain people, to me they were and are still simply astounding to be compared

Goke7:
If these players are still friends till today dem try, na men dem be 😂

chrisooblog:
JJ i admire him but if I was the coach when he did that nonsense around the 3 minute mark in that video I for shoot am double barrel.

chrisooblog:
JJ i admire him but if I was the coach when he did that nonsense around the 3 minute mark in that video I for shoot am double barrel.

Kog45:
Jay Jay Okocha will continue to make eagles all time XI in the next 100 years,only minus in his career was his club career,imagine such a talented player played for Bolton

Kog45:
My Super eagles all time XI
1 Goalkeeper-Vincent Enyeama

2.Right back-Ola Aina

3.Left back-Taye Taiwo

4.Center Back-Stephen Keshi

5.Center Back-Uche Okechuckwu

6.Defensive Midfieder-Sunday Oliseh

7.Central midfieder-Mikel Obi

8.Attacking midfielder-Austin Okocha

9.Right Wing Forward-Segun Odegbami

10.Center Forward-Victor Osimhen

11.Left Wing Forward-Adokiye Aimeasemeka

Kog45:
My Super eagles all time XI
1 Goalkeeper-Vincent Enyeama

2.Right back-Ola Aina

3.Left back-Taye Taiwo

4.Center Back-Stephen Keshi

5.Center Back-Uche Okechuckwu

6.Defensive Midfieder-Sunday Oliseh

7.Central midfieder-Mikel Obi

8.Attacking midfielder-Austin Okocha

9.Right Wing Forward-Segun Odegbami

10.Center Forward-Victor Osimhen

11.Left Wing Forward-Adokiye Aimeasemeka

chrisooblog:
JJ i admire him but if I was the coach when he did that nonsense around the 3 minute mark in that video I for shoot am double barrel.

Goke7:
We suppose flog this Italian team like 3-0 if only our strikers had utilised some of those passes from Okocha

TheGoodJoe:
This is hilarious. Keep in mind Jay Jay was really young at that time and youthful exuberance will always play a part. Either way his quality is undeniable.

chrisooblog:
Football back in the day was played with a code of honour that no quota would be asked or given on the field of play.

Afterwards what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch no grudges.

Same way Roy Keane and Patrick Viera who were guaranteed to fight during Arsenal/Man U matches back in the day are cordial now.

BascoVanVeli:
Why can't we send another team to America like we did before the last world cup?
@ TheSuperNerd

Kog45:
My Super eagles all time XI
1 Goalkeeper-Vincent Enyeama

2.Right back-Ola Aina

3.Left back-Taye Taiwo

4.Center Back-Stephen Keshi

5.Center Back-Uche Okechuckwu

6.Defensive Midfieder-Sunday Oliseh

7.Central midfieder-Mikel Obi

8.Attacking midfielder-Austin Okocha

9.Right Wing Forward-Segun Odegbami

10.Center Forward-Victor Osimhen

11.Left Wing Forward-Adokiye Aimeasemeka

semid4lyfe:
Elder kog45 don come with his nostalgic fondness of the past. If no be say Aina and Osimhen make your team I for talk say you dey stuck in time. grin

Me, I no rate all those oldies. I watched tapes of old naija matches, and I got the impression they were hyped beyond their prowess and ability by Ernest Okonkwo and other ace commentators of that era.

Those were the days when radio commentary used to run simultaneously with the matches on TV, and if you no dey watch the ball and were listening to only commentary, you'd think Odegbami or Adokie was dribbling the entire players of our opponents.

Na hype job all the 80's set be. As far as I dey concerned, the really skillful Nigerian players emerged in the 90's. This is further buttressed by the exodus to Europe of lots of players to play professionally, and the eventual AFCON victory in 94.

I know this kinda thing is subjective so I respect your list but I truly think there's no way any Nigerian player that played predominantly in the 80's is better than those that played in the latter decades.

Adokie Amesiemeka ❌
Segun Odegbami ❌

TheSuperNerd:
Another very strong all time XI on paper but...

Tactically, we cant have 2 liberos playing together. One must be the aggressor. Chukwu and Keshi are libero kind CBs. One must drop.

For LB I like that somene includes Taiye Taiwo. He is as good in this all time XI as Babayaro or Iroha. Yobo maintains that RB spot as he originally began there before metamorphosing into a World Class CB. Still a RCB so yes, RB for Yobo.

No changes to the middle. Those 3 are our greatest midfielders of all time. Muda lawal was really good. Ilerika was a dynamite but I agree those 3 are the best.




The attack is where it gets very interesting coz some names will be left out even when they deserve to make it

Odegbami vs Finidi... whoever anyone picks here, I will understand. Both are great. Our greateat RWs of all time. But for me personally, it is "World Class George" all the way. He was called that by some pundits. Best RW in the world no be beans.

Amunike vs Victor Ikpeba vs Adokiye Amiesimaka... Another one. But Amunike edges. Amunike was always clutch and you dont show up in two major finals scoring the match winners and not be considered Great.

Amunike in 1994 Afcon final - Brace.

Amunike in 1996 Olympics final - Matchwinner.

Amunike was the Ultimate Clutch Winger and Big game player in the NT.



Yekini vs Osimhen.... The biggest debate but I will go with Yekini for now. Only because Osimhen is yet to break the Goals record yet. Once Osimhen breaks it, consider my stance changed automatically. 😂

So for the CF role, only 9 goals are left to change my stance. For now, YEKING pls. Lol




BUT WHERE DO WE KEEP THESE OTHER ALL TIME TALENTS?? In a 433, they wont make it. But in a 3-4-2-1 or 442, they likely would.

I speak of GREAT BALLERS LIKE:

- Daniel "The Bull" Amokachi

- Nwankwo Kanu

And

- Samson Siasia



In all, a very strong All time XI by Forgiveness. Will still edge all others on the continent I no go lie including Cameroun's All time XI.

forgiveness:
Who will you drop between Chairman and Keshi? For who?

From tactical point of view and modern day football, I will put Odegbami ahead of Finidi because Odegbami can dribble in tight space and score goals.

Besides, Odegbami was CAF 2nd and 3rd African best player. How come "World class" Finidi didn't make top 3?

I prefer a goal scoring winger hence Ikpeba is my pick.

Neymar has already overtaken Pele as the Brazilian national team highest goalscorer but he can't be listed ahead of Pele for obvious reasons.

semid4lyfe:
Elder kog45 don come with his nostalgic fondness of the past. If no be say Aina and Osimhen make your team I for talk say you dey stuck in time.

Me, I no rate all those oldies. I watched tapes of old naija matches, and I got the impression they were hyped beyond their prowess and ability by Ernest Okonkwo and other ace commentators of that era.

Those were the days when radio commentary used to run simultaneously with the matches on TV, and if you no dey watch the ball and were listening to only commentary, you'd think Odegbami or Adokie was dribbling the entire players of our opponents.

Na hype job all the 80's set be. As far as I dey concerned, the really skillful Nigerian players emerged in the 90's. This is further buttressed by the exodus to Europe of lots of players to play professionally, and the eventual AFCON victory in 94.

I know this kinda thing is subjective so I respect your list but I truly think there's no way any Nigerian player that played predominantly in the 80's is better than those that played in the latter decades.

Adokie Amesiemeka ❌
Segun Odegbami ❌

TheSuperNerd:
Bia, how many times u go quote me talk this thing na? I got your reply yesterday abi dem cancel am?

I can bet I don get like 3 mentions on this from u already. I don hear naa. Chaaiii

forgiveness:
E bi like say dem ban me foe am.

TheSuperNerd:
Yes I noticed it from the first reply. Then I got a 2nd mention so I felt it was reinstated. So na why I dey surprised to still be quoted on same thing this afternoon.

Abeg, My Amiable Semid4lyfe, pls make una free Egbon Forgiveness. Lol

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!

TheSuperNerd:
Kindly expatiate My Dear Marvellous Basco. Kinda head-choked here. Lol

BascoVanVeli:
I mean why can't we have separate teams play the World Cup playoffs and the Colombia and Venezuela friendlies? Kind of like we did when we played Portugal and Costa Rica.

TheSuperNerd:
It is not a bad idea. The problem is if the NFF will agree to do such again. Knowing the NFF, all their logistical attention will be towards Morocco.