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The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has chosen seven legends as ambassadors for the impending Total Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2019.
Afcon 2019: CAF names seven legends as Ambassadors

CAF has named Mahmoud El Khateeb (Egypt), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba (Both Cote d’Ivoire), Rabeh Madjer (Algeria), Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) and El Hadji Diouf (Senegal) as ambassadors for the continent’s flagship competition, that kicks off on 21 June 2019 and lasts till 19 July 2019 in the Egyptian cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia and Suez.

Mahmoud El Khateeb
Ranked among the best African players of all time, El Khateeb was the first Egyptian to win African Player of the Year in 1983. “Bibo” as he is fondly called among Egyptian supporters won the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt at home in 1986.

Samuel Eto’o
Eto’o is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time in the history of Africa. A four-time CAF Player of the Year (2003,2004,2005 & 2010), he also won the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon in 2000 and 2002.

Yaya Toure
The Ivorian enforcer ranks amongst the best in his native, Africa and rest of the world. Toure was crowned CAF Player of the Year for an unprecedented four times in a row (2011, 2012, 2013 &2014), and ultimately guiding Cote d’Ivoire to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015.

Didier Drogba
Two-time CAF Player of the Year – 2006 & 2009, Drogba ranks amongst the foremost forwards of his generation. Besides successes at club level, he appeared in five AFCONS (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 & 2013) reaching the final in 2006 and 2012.

Rabeh Madjer
Madjer was part of the squad that won Algeria’s AFCON title, 1990 on home soil. He is revered by all and is famous for his stint with Portuguese side Porto. He also won the Ballon d’or Africain in 1987.

Nwankwo Kanu
‘Papilo’ as he is fondly called featured six AFCON editions from 2000 to 2010. The highlight of his career was his coronation as CAF Player of the Year in 1996 and 1999.

El Hadji Diouf
He remains the only Senegalese to have been crowned CAF Player of the Year, decorated in 2001 and 2002. Diouf was a key member of the Teranga Lions golden generation that made headlines across the world in the early 2000’s.

Source: https://www.reportminds.com/2019/06/afcon-2019-caf-names-seven-legends-as.html?m=1

They all repped Africa well doing their peak days sha

In short, Samuel Eto’o has prevented JJ Okocha from being among these Ambassadors. If Eto’o hadn’t won the two AFTY ahead of Okocha, he would be considered

Legends of the games!

Nice

Legends of Football

Congrats guys

Soar high super eagles

Why is okocha not always recognised in African football

What of Aboutrika

Great men

hey

we no go gree.

Why Buhari name no dey there

Men

Good

nurez305:
Why is okocha not always recognised in African football

His cv is not rich enough.

Okay

Yaya over okocha

Issorite

What of Hadji of Morocco, France 98 world cup

nurez305:
Why is okocha not always recognised in African football

because he never won CAF player of the year..

Nice post thanks for sharing

Kanu and Drogba have no international trophy tho!

They are just club legends

Okocha over Kanu!
Kolo Toure over Drogba!!

thesicilian:
What of Aboutrika

He is one of the very best...Dude was class.

Nice one

This is not fair. Where is Austin Okocha, our best player?

Nairaland's started to be boring just of recent Seun needs to sell it to Mark Zuckerberg before its value depreciates beyond imagination


If you know you know

eni4real:
Kanu and Drogba have no international trophy tho!

They are just club legends

Okocha over Kanu!
Kolo Toure over Drogba!!

Stop playing the I*iot...

What's Atlanta '96 about?

willyo:
Stop playing the I*iot...

What's Atlanta '96 about?

Olympic

eni4real:
Olympic

What's not international about Olympics?