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dis OP sef. Be like en take GEGEMU b4 posting dis sh!t. Mikel Obi wey me i know na under-20 en play 4 2005 o! I no knw weda na tell dem tell u d story wey u go put u-17. Den Rashedi yekini na 37 goals en score 4 nigeria o! Dnt mislead pipu hia biko.

Where is Victor ikpeba, and omokachi.....

What is mikel's name doing on that list, i think Victor ikpeba would be more appropriate.

mans114:
Nigeria’s top five rated players of all time

By Mansur Abubakar

Since the formation of Nigeria’s first national football team in 1949 which was coached by the famous Fulham star' John (Jack) Finch, the country has went on to produce some of the brightest players in the history of the game. From the Christian Chukwu inspired side that landed Eagles their first African Cup of Nations trophy in 1980 to the immensely talented ‘dream team’ which took the world by storm in 1994 (many also describe it as the best of all time).

All manner of stars have adorned the green and white before going on to achieve stardom, international recognition and trophies alike, these five players are the most highly rated as far as football in Nigeria is concerned.

5 Stephen Keshi- [/b]present coach of the senior national team who apart from guiding Eagles to their third AFCON title in South Africa two years ago also enjoyed a sterling playing career with both Nigeria and a host of clubs in Europe.

A no nonsense centre back who was occasionally drafted as a holding midfielder, Keshi got his debut at the age of 17 in 1989 and went on to captain the team to both the Tunisia 94 AFCON triumph and their first FIFA World Cup, gaining over 80 caps on the way.

His record with Belgian side Anderlecht is also admirable having being part of the team that clinched the league and cup double in 1993, today Coach Keshi is one of the most decorated and recognized ex Nigerian players.

[b]4 John Obi Mikel- came to limelight during the 2005 U17 World Cup in Holland where he almost eclipsed arguably the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi to the coveted Golden Ball due to his mesmerizing display at the tournament which made many rate him among the three most talented footballers in the world at the time.

Apart from being part of the 2013 AFCON winning side in Johannesburg, Mikel’s Eagles career can best be described as average but Chelsea FC of England is where the midfielder has really made his name, being part of the team that has won three EPL titles, four FA Cups, three League cups, UEFA Champions League and the Europa League.

All that meant this list would have been incomplete without including the former Lyn Oslo player who due to his talents was at the centre of a transfer tussle between Manchester United and Chelsea in 2006. Today he is no longer a first team player in the ‘Blues’ team but will go down as one of Nigeria’s biggest exports in football.

3 Rashidi Yekini- No one is yet to break his goal scoring record for Eagles having netted 46 times in 94 appearances. Was the focal point of Clement Westerhoff’s amazing team of 1994 where he scored vital screamers that helped landed the ‘Tunisia 94’ AFCON title.
Scored Nigeria’s first ever goal at a FIFA World Cup against Bulgaria in USA with his goal net celebration stuck in the minds of millions of football lovers till date.

In Europe, Yekini didn’t disappoint either, notching up goals wherever he went to from Boavista, Vitoria Setubal to swiss side Young Boys, the Kwara born star was able to achieve high international rating and stardom during his playing days, may God bless his soul.

2 Austin Jay Jay Okocha- He remains Nigeria’s most technically gifted player till date, he was able to do things no one could do with the ball. The great Pele once said of him “Okocha is the only African player that could walk straight into the Brazil national team” what a compliment from the legendary player.

Another player from the great 1994 team, starting his career with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga (one of his goals is rated among the top three in the history of the league) by 1998 Okocha was Africa’s most expensive player when he moved from Fenerbahce to Paris Saint Germain after the World Cup.

His stint with Bolton Wanderers is still fresh in the minds of football crazy EPL fans where he mesmerized English top flight with his abundant of skills. Bolton fans just like Nigerians rates him among their best of all time having helped them avoid the drop several times not forgetting guding them to the league cup.

Nwankwo Kanu- What haven’t been said about this player, this week a pub in South London which celebrates a legendary hero every week, wrote this about their ‘man of the week’.

“ inspired Nigeria to Olympic gold in 1996, overcame heart bypass surgery to win numerous trophies with Arsenal including being part of the invincibles of 2004 not forgetting FA Cup win for Pompey, all hail King Kanu “ they wrote on their board

Kanu was already an Eredivise and UEFA Champions league title winner with Ajax at the age of 17 before engineering the miracle of Atlanta 1996 despite being close to death at the time. His inability to lift the AFCON is the only blip in the career of Nigeria’s most highly rated and respected player.

Abeg where is finidi George in your list. Finidi at a point in his career, was the best right winger in the world.

Mikel obi and Kanu nwankwo should not be there

Rashidi and okocha should be there
Add in Oliseh and the defender called the
Gentle giant - Uche okafor

if mikel slowbie is among the list then i hearby officially add yakubu aigbeni too.

Shortyy:
Mikel is there

you sha don make FTC today

Not a bad list...but I wud ve loved Obafemi Martins to be there too

RJayson:
you sha don make FTC today

yaaaaaaass

Aswear, Babangida desrves it pass Obi Snail Mikel, Sunday Oliseh should be there, Who made this list?. See me in my office

Shortyy:
yaaaaaaass

In your nxt one tag my name or sumtin, You wake up for this?

RJayson:
In your nxt one tag my name or sumtin, You wake up for this?

lol. i pray for it

Shortyy:
lol. i pray for it

Ya sumtin o, u suppose fast for am na

RJayson:
Ya sumtin o, u suppose fast for am na

loool

Ibime:
My top 6:

(1.) Sunday Oliseh (2.) Finidi George (3.) Rashidi Yekini (4.) Jay Jay Okocha (5.) Daniel Amokachi (6.) Emmanuel Amunike

fair enough

Ibime:
My top 6:


(1.) Sunday Oliseh
(2.) Finidi George
(3.) Rashidi Yekini
(4.) Jay Jay Okocha
(5.) Daniel Amokachi
(6.) Emmanuel Amunike

You are right. Only that you omitted Kanu Nwankwo who should replace Rashidi Yekini on the list.

Top 5 rated of all-times and you're including Mikel Obi? Who does this ratings or is it just the OP's imagination?

#4 DOES IT FOR ME... WE OFFICIALLY HAVE NO LEGEND IN NIGERIAN FOOTBALL...


A NATION WHERE MIKEL WILL COME FOURTH AS ALL TIME GREATEST PLAYER IS A PILE OF COW DUNG....


WE HAVE NO LEGEND... CHEI

Zenfarm:
Top 5 rated of all-times and you're including Mikel Obi? Who does this ratings or is it just the OP's imagination?

Obviously

RJayson:
Aswear, Babangida desrves it pass Obi Snail Mikel, Sunday Oliseh should be there, Who made this list?. See me in my office

Tijani or Ibrahim Babangida Cuz any is better than Obi

Franchise21:
Yekini didn't score up to 46 goals for d National team

Modified:
I'd go for Enyeama in 4th position ahead of Mikel

enyeama can never b ahead of mikel for anything.
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B4 enyeama can make d list then any of these would have made it: d bull, amuneke, sunday Olise, finidi George, tijani b, t balogun, siasia, peter ruffai, etc.
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Why mikel stands out is because he is d most decorated of all. Dat should mean something to u. Enyeama is good but cannot make Chelsea team at any time. On a very good day, if mikel is 100% fit like dat u20 final and ucl semi final against fcb, he makes d likes of messi motionless
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mans114:
Nigeria’s top five rated players of all time

By Mansur Abubakar

Since the formation of Nigeria’s first national football team in 1949 which was coached by the famous Fulham star' John (Jack) Finch, the country has went on to produce some of the brightest players in the history of the game. From the Christian Chukwu inspired side that landed Eagles their first African Cup of Nations trophy in 1980 to the immensely talented ‘dream team’ which took the world by storm in 1994 (many also describe it as the best of all time).

All manner of stars have adorned the green and white before going on to achieve stardom, international recognition and trophies alike, these five players are the most highly rated as far as football in Nigeria is concerned.

5 Stephen Keshi- [/b]present coach of the senior national team who apart from guiding Eagles to their third AFCON title in South Africa two years ago also enjoyed a sterling playing career with both Nigeria and a host of clubs in Europe.

A no nonsense centre back who was occasionally drafted as a holding midfielder, Keshi got his debut at the age of 17 in 1989 and went on to captain the team to both the Tunisia 94 AFCON triumph and their first FIFA World Cup, gaining over 80 caps on the way.

His record with Belgian side Anderlecht is also admirable having being part of the team that clinched the league and cup double in 1993, today Coach Keshi is one of the most decorated and recognized ex Nigerian players.

[b]4 John Obi Mikel- came to limelight during the 2005 U17 World Cup in Holland where he almost eclipsed arguably the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi to the coveted Golden Ball due to his mesmerizing display at the tournament which made many rate him among the three most talented footballers in the world at the time.

Apart from being part of the 2013 AFCON winning side in Johannesburg, Mikel’s Eagles career can best be described as average but Chelsea FC of England is where the midfielder has really made his name, being part of the team that has won three EPL titles, four FA Cups, three League cups, UEFA Champions League and the Europa League.

All that meant this list would have been incomplete without including the former Lyn Oslo player who due to his talents was at the centre of a transfer tussle between Manchester United and Chelsea in 2006. Today he is no longer a first team player in the ‘Blues’ team but will go down as one of Nigeria’s biggest exports in football.

3 Rashidi Yekini- No one is yet to break his goal scoring record for Eagles having netted 46 times in 94 appearances. Was the focal point of Clement Westerhoff’s amazing team of 1994 where he scored vital screamers that helped landed the ‘Tunisia 94’ AFCON title.
Scored Nigeria’s first ever goal at a FIFA World Cup against Bulgaria in USA with his goal net celebration stuck in the minds of millions of football lovers till date.

In Europe, Yekini didn’t disappoint either, notching up goals wherever he went to from Boavista, Vitoria Setubal to swiss side Young Boys, the Kwara born star was able to achieve high international rating and stardom during his playing days, may God bless his soul.

2 Austin Jay Jay Okocha- He remains Nigeria’s most technically gifted player till date, he was able to do things no one could do with the ball. The great Pele once said of him “Okocha is the only African player that could walk straight into the Brazil national team” what a compliment from the legendary player.

Another player from the great 1994 team, starting his career with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga (one of his goals is rated among the top three in the history of the league) by 1998 Okocha was Africa’s most expensive player when he moved from Fenerbahce to Paris Saint Germain after the World Cup.

His stint with Bolton Wanderers is still fresh in the minds of football crazy EPL fans where he mesmerized English top flight with his abundant of skills. Bolton fans just like Nigerians rates him among their best of all time having helped them avoid the drop several times not forgetting guding them to the league cup.

Nwankwo Kanu- What haven’t been said about this player, this week a pub in South London which celebrates a legendary hero every week, wrote this about their ‘man of the week’.

“ inspired Nigeria to Olympic gold in 1996, overcame heart bypass surgery to win numerous trophies with Arsenal including being part of the invincibles of 2004 not forgetting FA Cup win for Pompey, all hail King Kanu “ they wrote on their board

Kanu was already an Eredivise and UEFA Champions league title winner with Ajax at the age of 17 before engineering the miracle of Atlanta 1996 despite being close to death at the time. His inability to lift the AFCON is the only blip in the career of Nigeria’s most highly rated and respected player.

so Keshi debuted at the age of 17 and yet refused to play Iheanacho at d age of 18 saying he was still underage

Freemanan:
Tijani or Ibrahim Babangida Cuz any is better than Obi

lol...Tijani tho

Pls remove mikel from the list abeg. He hasn't done anything for the national team. He's on d same par as Ahmed Musa. We have players like Amokachi, Finidi, Amuneke that scored 2 goal in d final of CAF nations cup 94, Mutiu Adepoju, d head master, Ben Iroha et al.

mans114:
Nigeria’s top five rated players of all time

By Mansur Abubakar

Since the formation of Nigeria’s first national football team in 1949 which was coached by the famous Fulham star' John (Jack) Finch, the country has went on to produce some of the brightest players in the history of the game. From the Christian Chukwu inspired side that landed Eagles their first African Cup of Nations trophy in 1980 to the immensely talented ‘dream team’ which took the world by storm in 1994 (many also describe it as the best of all time).

All manner of stars have adorned the green and white before going on to achieve stardom, international recognition and trophies alike, these five players are the most highly rated as far as football in Nigeria is concerned.

5 Stephen Keshi- [/b]present coach of the senior national team who apart from guiding Eagles to their third AFCON title in South Africa two years ago also enjoyed a sterling playing career with both Nigeria and a host of clubs in Europe.

A no nonsense centre back who was occasionally drafted as a holding midfielder, Keshi got his debut at the age of 17 in 1989 and went on to captain the team to both the Tunisia 94 AFCON triumph and their first FIFA World Cup, gaining over 80 caps on the way.

His record with Belgian side Anderlecht is also admirable having being part of the team that clinched the league and cup double in 1993, today Coach Keshi is one of the most decorated and recognized ex Nigerian players.

[b]4 John Obi Mikel- came to limelight during the 2005 U17 World Cup in Holland where he almost eclipsed arguably the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi to the coveted Golden Ball due to his mesmerizing display at the tournament which made many rate him among the three most talented footballers in the world at the time.

Apart from being part of the 2013 AFCON winning side in Johannesburg, Mikel’s Eagles career can best be described as average but Chelsea FC of England is where the midfielder has really made his name, being part of the team that has won three EPL titles, four FA Cups, three League cups, UEFA Champions League and the Europa League.

All that meant this list would have been incomplete without including the former Lyn Oslo player who due to his talents was at the centre of a transfer tussle between Manchester United and Chelsea in 2006. Today he is no longer a first team player in the ‘Blues’ team but will go down as one of Nigeria’s biggest exports in football.

3 Rashidi Yekini- No one is yet to break his goal scoring record for Eagles having netted 46 times in 94 appearances. Was the focal point of Clement Westerhoff’s amazing team of 1994 where he scored vital screamers that helped landed the ‘Tunisia 94’ AFCON title.
Scored Nigeria’s first ever goal at a FIFA World Cup against Bulgaria in USA with his goal net celebration stuck in the minds of millions of football lovers till date.

In Europe, Yekini didn’t disappoint either, notching up goals wherever he went to from Boavista, Vitoria Setubal to swiss side Young Boys, the Kwara born star was able to achieve high international rating and stardom during his playing days, may God bless his soul.

2 Austin Jay Jay Okocha- He remains Nigeria’s most technically gifted player till date, he was able to do things no one could do with the ball. The great Pele once said of him “Okocha is the only African player that could walk straight into the Brazil national team” what a compliment from the legendary player.

Another player from the great 1994 team, starting his career with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga (one of his goals is rated among the top three in the history of the league) by 1998 Okocha was Africa’s most expensive player when he moved from Fenerbahce to Paris Saint Germain after the World Cup.

His stint with Bolton Wanderers is still fresh in the minds of football crazy EPL fans where he mesmerized English top flight with his abundant of skills. Bolton fans just like Nigerians rates him among their best of all time having helped them avoid the drop several times not forgetting guding them to the league cup.

Nwankwo Kanu- What haven’t been said about this player, this week a pub in South London which celebrates a legendary hero every week, wrote this about their ‘man of the week’.

“ inspired Nigeria to Olympic gold in 1996, overcame heart bypass surgery to win numerous trophies with Arsenal including being part of the invincibles of 2004 not forgetting FA Cup win for Pompey, all hail King Kanu “ they wrote on their board

Kanu was already an Eredivise and UEFA Champions league title winner with Ajax at the age of 17 before engineering the miracle of Atlanta 1996 despite being close to death at the time. His inability to lift the AFCON is the only blip in the career of Nigeria’s most highly rated and respected player.

kindly replace mikel with Goal keeper vincent Enyeama . Thank u

Tolexander:
you have probably sniffed dried cow shit.

Mikel is more decorated than Kanu Nwakwo?

Dumbo

Mikel has an African Cup of Nations, Kanu doesn't.

That's where Mikel has the edge over Kanu

[size=14pt]Na Mourinho kill Mikel Obi's talent.[/size]

Tolexander:
you have probably sniffed dried cow shit.

Mikel is more decorated than Kanu Nwakwo?

The records are there for you to see

Etim Esin, Segun Odegbami, Henry Nwosu, . People don't know that Samson Siasia was a household name with Keshi the same time Keshi was roaring in the 80s. . Let's go continental people. .

1) Rabbar Madja

2) Abdoulaye Traore

3) Cyril Makanaky

4) Jules Bocande

5) Jean Pagal and Henry Nwosu

6) Doctor Khumalo

7)Abedi Pele

8 ) Titi Kamara

9) That Malian dreadlocked no 10

10) Who else? Jay-Jay nne m

36STATES:
You are right. Only that you omitted Kanu Nwankwo who should replace Rashidi Yekini on the list.

Kanu who scored 1 goal in 5 Nations Cups should replace Naija top scorer? Na lie.

If you talking flying Eagles or Under-23, yes, Kanu is the boss. If you talking senior football, Kanu can't make my top10 SE players.

Kanu Nwankwo AKA Papilo, my all time best player in d whole world. Skillfully blessed and a great humanitarian.