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Rashidi Yekini
Emmanuel Amunike
Daniel Amokachi
Sunday Oliseh
Jay Jay Okocha


The above mentioned names cannot be separated. It is neither they play, or they don't play at all.

SEGLIZ:
this can never and would never be. the current crops of players can't match up the older generations.

after the 94 set, Atlanta 96 Nigeria was done for in football, I keep saying it, watching those generations play while they are losing you still would enjoy watching them.

there are players the current (genzee) don't know about eg Segun Odegbami, Christian Chukwu, Patrick Okala, Samuel Okparaji etc.

"those who forget their past and history lose their identity". prepare yourself not to grow old.

wón ń se àdúrà fún omodé pé áá dàgbà áá dògbó, órí irun funfun lórí ara è óó ń tuú dànù. when find grey hair on you pull them off young man.

mind not everyone on this platform is young or old. learn from history, know you past so your cultural life and lifestyle can be rich. some of this I mentioned I never saw play do.


we all queue here, back in the day.

leaving Yekini to the wings baffles me just to create space for Osimehn.

No mind all these small shildren of nawadays. What is Kanu doing in Humphrey Edobor's position?.

Replace Mikel with Obafemi Martins, aside from that everywhere good

No doubt, iroha was good but he had glass feet/legs and was prone to injury.

Rufai/okala definitely!

bewla:
I believe iroha is more solid on the left back
Then rufihi or okala will be best in the post

Enyeama was never better than Peter Rufai and Emmanuel Okala in their prime.

Where is Peter Rufai, the best keeper Nigeria ever produced? Enyeama should not be there pls.

obembet:
Check of My Nigeria Best XI in history. Who is missing here and who shouldn’t be here?

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Remove taiwo and replace it with cele babayaro

Peter Rufai in place of Enyama

obembet:
Check of My Nigeria Best XI in history. Who is missing here and who shouldn’t be here?

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obembet:
Check of My Nigeria Best XI in history. Who is missing here and who shouldn’t be here?

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Abeg remove Mikel, Taiwo, Yobo, Olise

Slot in Celestine, Chukwu or U. OkeChukwu , Daniel Amokachi and Finidi

Twindado:
Even Finidi George will nominate Rashidi Yekini..

No problem about that

ElevationD:
In those days, Nigerian players were very exciting to watch. It was all about the skills, the dribbles. Our football copied the Brazilian style and people were always talking about jogobonito samba. Football was like music, until European football brought in the money and European kick and follow ball, as it was then called. The likes of Arsene Wenger and Guardiola tried to bring that football beauty back, but the likes of Mourinho wanted the kick, follow and win matches.

Do not forget that Messi once was touted to play football as if he was on the streets. The streets then was where you could find the best of skills and players. That’s why Messi is called the greatest today.

Nigerian football with the likes of Odegbami made citizens sleep in front of the national stadium on Friday nights waiting on very long queues on saturdays to watch. Amesiamaka was simply sweet and exciting. There were too many great players. Tarila Okorowanta, Friday Ekpo, Etim Esin, Taribo West (Papilo), Samson Siasia, Mudashiru Lawal, Owolabi, Aloysius Atuegwu, Christian Madu, etc.

Principal cup played in those days brought out some of the biggest talents, who went straight from secondary school to football teams. There were CMS grammar school, Igbobi, St. Finbarrs, Eko boys High school, Saka Tinubu, St Gregory’s, Trinity secondary school, etc in Lagos. Others were in the present Anambra state, Enugu, Imo state, Abia state and so on.

Abeg make we forget. Nigeria too sweet before until these horrible politicians come take religion and tribalism scatter everywhere.

As I read the comment, I shook my head in pity. Then, nothing like English football. The Nigerian league had huge clubs with huge fan base. When Stationery Stars would play with Rangers, the countdown to the match is hot and fiery on the radio.

We had the finest and sweetest sports commentators on radio that even if you listen, you could feel the passion, energy and excitement.

To be honest, modern football is dead.

aribisala0:
10 10

You be old man

Tell the story of 10 10

Both of us na old men na! How you take know am?

Predictor3:
Like which one, Sir?

At a point, we renamed him baba malu because of how he was fumbling in front of the post...

i meannnnn....ekong won AFCON best player

TheStoriesOfMan:
Troost-Ekong nko?

No Aghahowa?

No Obafemi Martins?

No Emmanuel Emenike?

No Pius Ikedia?

Hmmmmm

emenike over kanu

TheStoriesOfMan:
Troost-Ekong nko?

No Aghahowa?

No Obafemi Martins?

No Emmanuel Emenike?

No Pius Ikedia?

Hmmmmm

IMPARTIAL:
Both of us na old men na! How you take know am?

Na rumor I hear but I sure say you be either eye witness, bystander or passerby

Tell us na

Senior man

obembet:
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Kanu. I'm obsessed about Kanu, Our lanky striker. For me, he'll make any team. Don't know Yekini and Oliseh too well, we were kind of young then. We watched them later though, not when they were reigning.

In my jocular mood now, please, where's Mr. Garba Lawal?

obembet:
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Replace Mikel with Iwobi

Mikel is the wosrt no 10 we ever had

Naustine:
He was only being humble. Take it or leave it. Osihmen will go down as the greatest striker this country ever produced. Unless he retires today

Yekini was more exciting and entertaining to watch in play than Oshimen.

When yekini was on the pitch, he brought this fear to opposing sides that Oshimen as good as he is doesn't.

In my own opinion Yekini is greater than Oshimen on the pitch. Yes Oshimen is one of Nigeria's greats and may surpass Yekini, but for now he's not greater than yekini.

My opinion o.

ikorodureporta:
At a point, we renamed him baba malu because of how he was fumbling in front of the post...

You said he made us lose tournaments and I asked you which one. You are here saying something else. The only miss I saw him do which was at a major tournament was against Italy at USA 94 and any striker could miss that chance

atobs4real:
Where is Ademola LOOKMAN? The list is yet to be complete

And where is FINIDI GEORGE too

Person wey be world best 7 at the time.

TheStoriesOfMan:
As I read the comment, I shook my head in pity. Then, nothing like English football. The Nigerian league had huge clubs with huge fan base. When Stationery Stars would play with Rangers, the countdown to the match is hot and fiery on the radio.

We had the finest and sweetest sports commentators on radio that even if you listen, you could feel the passion, energy and excitement.

To be honest, modern football is dead.

My brother, my brother, no be small.
Too many strong teams everywhere then.
There was ACB, Racca rovers, Bendel Insurance, IICC shooting stars, Julius Berger, First bank, ITT, Police machine, Nigerdock, Lipton, Concord, Mighty jets of Jos, Iwuanyanwu, Leventis United, etc. Those were the golden years of Nigerian football. If you missed the national stadium, Onikan or the present Teslim Balogun during weekends, you missed a lot. It was crazy. Lagos was peaceful, the whole country peaceful.

Remember Maracana stadium, Ajegunle or marine beach, where stars were made.

ElevationD:
My brother, my brother, no be small.
Too many strong teams everywhere then.
There was ACB, Racca rovers, Bendel Insurance, IICC shooting stars, Julius Berger, First bank, ITT, Police machine, Nigerdock, Lipton, Concord, Mighty jets of Jos, Iwuanyanwu, Leventis United, etc. Those were the golden years of Nigerian football. If you missed the national stadium, Onikan or the present Teslim Balogun during weekends, you missed a lot. It was crazy. Lagos was peaceful, the whole country peaceful.

Remember Maracana stadium, Ajegunle or marine beach, where stars were made.

You brought back memories with this comment.

judewrites:
Yekini was more exciting and entertaining to watch in play than Oshimen.

When yekini was on the pitch, he brought this fear to opposing sides that Oshimen as good as he is doesn't.

In my own opinion Yekini is greater than Oshimen on the pitch. Yes Oshimen is one of Nigeria's greats and may surpass Yekini, but for now he's not greater than yekini.

My opinion o.

Did you say osihmen doesn't bring fear to.opponents? Really? Are u kidding me bro?

Emmanuel Amunike

Scored 2 important goals

1994. Afcon Final
Nigeria Zambia. 1-1
Scored winning goal

2-1. He scored both goals


1996
Olympic Final

Nigeria. Argentina
2-2

Scored winning goal

3-2
Amunike scored winning goal

They are the ones that opened the road for Nigerians in Europe

Naustine:
Did you say osihmen doesn't bring fear to.opponents? Really? Are u kidding me bro?

Don't misquote me....

Fear is in dimensions

The level of fear yekini brought was greater than Oshimen. Seriously.

aribisala0:
How old are you?

I watched USA '94

Exousiang01:
I watched USA '94

It is on YouTube
I have watched every World Cup since 1970

judewrites:
Don't misquote me....

Fear is in dimensions

The level of fear yekini brought was greater than Oshimen. Seriously.

You can't say for sure... Osihmen is currently one of the most fears strikers in the world currently.. you can hardly mention three strikers anywhere better than him. Yekini was never in that level bro

Naustine:
You can't say for sure... Osihmen is currently one of the most fears strikers in the world currently.. you can hardly mention three strikers anywhere better than him. Yekini was never in that level bro

Are you gen z??

I laugh in hausa

How can you claim that yekini wasn't feared like Oshimen?

In his days yekini was one of the best on planet earth. In his prime though.

judewrites:
Are you gen z??

I laugh in hausa

How can you claim that yekini wasn't feared like Oshimen?

In his days yekini was one of the best on planet earth. In his prime though.

I never said he want feared...you might have to read again. I'm telling you that osihmen is feared everywhere in the world..and yekini never reached the heights he has reached in world football. Take it or leave it...he is the best striker we have ever produced

aribisala0:
Na rumor I hear but I sure say you be either eye witness, bystander or passerby

Tell us na

Senior man

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