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paulolee:
obagoal ruled the seria A world for African players...he is still the reason why Italian clubs do stick with african players because martins made them believe that Africans are strong, gat speed and goal techniques too..
i can say obagoal spell in inter paved way for other African strikers in seria A..
i can say obagoal is the forerunner of osimhen and co..
kanu achieved more than martins but the Italian fans enjoyed obagoal than kanu..

George weah won workd footballer of the year while playing for milan

Rossonero:
Ayodele Makinwa of palermo(the tiger of lagos)

Forza Milan

haiti007:
I think Nwankwo Kanu has better achievements than the rest, followed by Obafemi Martins.
My thought though

Not in Series A.

Martins is the most successful in serieA

youngblaq:
Wow!...indomino generatino.

He's right, KANU wasn't successful in series A

youngblaq:
Wow!...indomino generatino.

Martins did far batter than Kanu in Italy, that's a fact. Go to YouTube and watch his highlights

What of Joel Obi??

Martins was a recorded breaker in serie A

Fastestmanalive:
I don't watch Italian league only premier league

The Italian seria A was better the EPL those days., Where AC and Inter Milan reign supreme

paulolee:
obagoal ruled the seria A world for African players...he is still the reason why Italian clubs do stick with african players because martins made them believe that Africans are strong, gat speed and goal techniques too..
i can say obagoal spell in inter paved way for other African strikers in seria A..
i can say obagoal is the forerunner of osimhen and co..
kanu achieved more than martins but the Italian fans enjoyed obagoal than kanu..

Patrick mboma played in seria A ,, ( matins no pave african way ooo, George weak play too oo)

paulolee:
noo i no kno am...na nnamdi kanu i know...see question

You know Papilo and you think Obagoal did better than him in the Serie A, very funny!

englishmart:
Extremely low-budget legends.

They are still legends.

Cant say the same for you...

Uchasa:
You know Papilo and you think Obagoal did better than him in the Serie A, very funny!

Are you still arguing inspite of the fact that someone has pointed it out to you that Kanu only played 12 seria A games with a goal to his credit?

Why not learn to argue without tribal sentiment which can be perceived a kilometer away from your comments?

Well, it is not unlikely that now that GOTV and Viewing Centers have democratised the viewing of european matches, comments like yours are most expected to be common place.

If you want to know, CHRISTIAN OBODO and JOEL OBI are light years ahead of your darling Kanu as far as Seria A is concerned.

Google is your friend. Embrace it!.

What is KANU Nwankwo doing among top Nigerian Serie A players?

I dunno why Kanu Is here oo....
If Kanu Is on the list then Taiye Taiwo should be here too

paulolee:
obagoal ruled the seria A world for African players...he is still the reason why Italian clubs do stick with african players because martins made them believe that Africans are strong, gat speed and goal techniques too..
i can say obagoal spell in inter paved way for other African strikers in seria A..
i can say obagoal is the forerunner of osimhen and co..
kanu achieved more than martins but the Italian fans enjoyed obagoal than kanu..

Kanu nwankwo, George weah, taribo, oliseh all appeared before Martin's in Italy so what are you saying?
Weah was even world footballer and African and European footballer of the year before Martin's came on board....

kadraxkyle:
what about Victor moses and Joel Obi?

History!
Those two never make their own

ppogba:
Are you still arguing inspite of the fact that someone has pointed it out to you that Kanu only played 12 seria A games with a goal to his credit?

Why not learn to argue without tribal sentiment which can be perceived a kilometer away from your comments?

Well, it is not unlikely that now that GOTV and Viewing Centers have democratised the viewing of european matches, comments like yours are most expected to be common place.

If you want to know, CHRISTIAN OBODO and JOEL OBI are light years ahead of your darling Kanu as far as Seria A is concerned.

Google is your friend. Embrace it!.

What do you mean by tribal sentiments
First of all i'm not from thesame ethnic group with papilo, secondly i would show you something that would shock you.
Obagoal is nobody in Nigerian football.

haiti007:
I think Nwankwo Kanu has better achievements than the rest, followed by Obafemi Martins.
My thought though

But Kanu Nwonkwo total international goals is a far cry compared with that of Samuel Eto and Didier Drogba.

Uchasa:
You know Papilo and you think Obagoal did better than him in the Serie A, very funny!

Yes Obagoal had a better career than Kanu in Serie A

Gaddafiyusf:
Obinna nsofor and Christan obodo. Idion ighalo

Pastor Taribo West there.

Who them epp?

robosky02:
Top 5 Nigerian Footballers In Serie A History


The Italian Serie A has at differnet times witnessed talented Nigerian footballers glamourize the top flight competition. As Serie A fans anxiously wait to see how new arrival, Victor Osimhen, will turn out for Napoli, Complete Sports’ OLUYEMI OGUNSEYIN highlights five top picks among the 34 Nigerians who have played in the Serie A.

Obafemi MARTINS: (Reggiana 2001, Inter 2001-2006)

The Nigerian caught the eye of football enthusiast in Italy – in Serie A and indeed around Europe with his lightning speed acceleration and pace.


His first club in Europe was Reggiana where he broke into the first team and after just two appearances for the Teste quadre, he caught the eye of Inter Milan scouts who immediately signed him up for €750,000 in 2001.

In his first season, he scored 23 goals for Inter’s primavera side, helping them to the Italian Under-18 title and this form resulted in a chance to impress in the first team.


His pace quickly earned him a reputation and was a major problem defenders had to deal with. But it was only after a couple of seasons with the Nerazzurri that he became a first team regular for the Milan club, forming a formidable partnership with Brazlilan, Adriano whose power and strength complimented the sheer speed of Martins.

He scored 49 goals in 137 games in Italy. He just made a return to the game with Chinese Super League side, Shanghai Shenhua.

Nwankwo KANU: (Inter Milan -1996-1999)

Another Nigerian that is well known and respected in the game, Kanu is one of the biggest names in African football.

He moved to Italy as a high profile youngster following a successful period with Ajax in which he played a part in their Champions League success over Milan.

Kanu, a second striker turned out for Inter Milan he is regarded as one of the most successful Africans ever to play the game.

He has collected a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals and two African Player of the Year awards as well as a Premier League title and an Olympic Gold Medal.

His time at Inter was cut short after he underwent a medical examination, which revealed a serious heart defect. With the help of the club, he recovered and went onto achieve tremendous success with Arsenal.

Taribo WEST: (Inter 1997-1999, Milan 1999-2000)

West turned out for the two giant Milan sides where he played as a defender. However, he had a more successful stint at Inter Milan where he was a vital part of the side that enjoyed European glory by winning the UEFA Cup in 1998.

He was considered by many as ‘the rock’ in the heart of that Inter defence, and his unassuming style, not to mention his trademark hairstyles made him stand out among his team-mates.

But at the end of the 1998–99 season following clashes with former Internazionale coach, Mircea Lucescu, it was clear his future at the Nerazzurri was in doubt.

Once Marcello Lippi was made boss, he was told to look for a new club. It wasn’t long before he found one, Milan stepped in and offered him a chance to remain at the San Siro.

Although, his time with the Rossoneri was less than happy as he only managed four appearances for the club before moving onto England in 2000, then after jumping from club to club, he announced his retirement in 2008.

Sunday OLISEH: (Reggiana 1994-1995, Juventus 1999-2000)

The Nigerian’s stock in football rose when he scored a thunderous shot against Spain in the 1998 FIFA World Cup to earn victory for his country over the Europeans.

He played for Reggiana and after an impressive spell with the Teste quadre he moved to Cologne, then Ajax and later turned out for Juventus with whom he won the Intertoto Cup in 1999.
He was a technically gifted midfielder with good passing ability and played about 40 Italian domestic league games.

In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian club, Genk.

Ogenyi ONAZI (Lazio – 2011–16)

Onazi joined Lazio in 2011 following appearances at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which Nigeria reached the final on home soil, losing to Switzerland.

Onazi was first promoted to the Lazio first team during the 2011–12 season after appearing at youth level. He made his Serie A debut as a substitute in the penultimate match of the season, a 2–0 victory over Atalanta.

In the following 2012–2013 season, Onazi was granted more playing time Under coach Vladimir Petković featuring in a defensive midfield.

On 7 March 2013, he scored his first goal for Lazio against Stuttgart in the last 16 of the Europa League. He scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–1 win over Inter Milan on 8 May 2013.

On 31 May 2015, his 88th-minute goal for the final score of 3–2 in Lazio’s win over Napoli helped secure the last Champions League place for the club.

https://www.completesports.com/top-5-nigerian-footballers-in-serie-a-history/

Taribo West is the best of the lot. He was nick name the "fence" at one time in Italy. He played for both Inter and Ac Milan I think. That was when serie A was the best league in the world ooh

Makinwa, Obodo n Nsofor too tried

Don't ever send script the wrong way... Watch and learn


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P10XgLhu10A

KosiGee:
...but how can you compile such list without mentioning Christian Obodo who played in the seria a for 11 years??

That sacrilege.

The post said TOP 5


Which means its not ALL......


So that means there are so many but didn't make the top 5

Quite a tough league with tough tackling defenders

youngblaq:
Wow!...indomino generatino.

He's right. This article is about achievements in serie a.
And kanu hardly featured for Inter so he shouldn't be on this list

[quote author=Uchasa post=92542022]What do you mean by tribal sentiments
First of all i'm not from thesame ethnic group with papilo, secondly i would show you something that would shock you.
Obagoal is nobody in Nigerian football.[/quoteo]Who is talking about Nigerian football? We are talking about Seria A here. Kanu played just 12 matches mostly from the bench and scored just one goal... You can't compare him with Martins that played over 150 matches with over 50 goals.... Now, judge yourself, who amongst these guys had a better outing in Seria A...

Everything shouldn't be about tribe abeg.

Shittaakeem:
Yes Obagoal had a better career than Kanu in Serie A

Indomie generation spotted

Uchasa:
What do you mean by tribal sentiments
First of all i'm not from thesame ethnic group with papilo, secondly i would show you something that would shock you.
Obagoal is nobody in Nigerian football.

Who is talking about Nigerian football? We are talking about Seria A here. Kanu played just 12 matches mostly from the bench and scored just one goal... You can't compare him with Martins that played over 150 matches with over 50 goals.... Now, judge yourself, who amongst these guys had a better outing in Seria A...

Everything shouldn't be about tribe abeg.