Nigeria Legend Nwankwo Kanu emerged tops in a six months quest to find Nigeria’s 50 greatest players on SuperSport.com.
The vote for Nigeria’s fifty greatest players of all time was always going to be an interesting exercise and a hugely daunting task especially as the online generation is mostly handicapped by the absence of enduring footage of players from the years and decades gone by.
The international acclaim of great nigerian Teams from the USA 94 and France 98 Fifa World cup and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics proved quite strong in the voting as did their exploits in Europe.There were however so many great players who didn’t make the cut but again, it shows the quality of players that Nigeria has produced.
Tell us who you think deserves to be there and why,in the end perhaps Kanu's string of International honours earned him top place ahead of the incomparable Austin "Jay-Jay" Okocha :
1. Nwankwo Kanu
2. Austin Okocha
3. Sunday Oliseh
4. Rashidi Yekini
5. Segun Odegbami
6. Stephen Keshi
7. Emmanuel Amuneke
8. Finidi George
9. Christian Chukwu
10. Muda lawal
11. Peter Rufai
12. Daniel Amokachi
13. Taribo West
14. Uche Okechukwu
15. Teslim “Thunder”Balogun
16. Victor Ikpeba
17. Samson Siasia
18. Adokiye Amiesimaka
19Vincent Enyeama
20. Celestine Babayaro
21. Thomson Usiyan
22. Taiye ‘Taiwo
23. Henry Nwosu
24. Emmanuel Okala
25. Felix Owolabi
26. Haruna Ilerika
27. Joseph Yobo
28. Aloysius Atuegbu
29. Richard Owubokiri
30. Elkanah Onyeali
31. Patrick Ekeji
32. Best Ogedengbe
33. Bright Omokaro
34. Peter Anieke
35. Yisa Shofoluwe
36. Ben Iroha
37. Julius Aghahowa
38. Osaze Odemwingie
39. Albert Onyeawuna
40. Augustine Eguavoen
41. Yisa Shofoluwe
42. Obafemi Martins
43. Yakubu Aiyegbeni
44. Tijani Babangida
45. Tony Igwe
46. John Obi Mikel
47. Sam Garba Okoye
48. Friday Okoh
49. Etim Esin
50. Dan Anyiam
Love or Hate me its ur Biz, I have more important things to think abt since u never gonna change me
Posted: at 11-06-2011 07:13 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
frayobkk at 11-06-2011 08:51 AM (13 years ago) (m)
if it is not him who's else he is more than a hero to Nigeria football
Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27
Posted: at 11-06-2011 08:51 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
frayobkk at 11-06-2011 08:52 AM (13 years ago) (m)
john mikel obi at 46 he should be ashmae of him self look at his mate messi winning world best back to back he cant even make nigeria proud in anything
Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27
Posted: at 11-06-2011 08:52 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
nonsense , who is kanu from , chairman christian chukwu? who is kanu from mathematician SEGUN ODEGBAMI? who is kanu from EMMANUEL OKALA?who is kanu even from DANIEL AMOKATCHI ,just to mention but few,
Posted: at 12-06-2011 09:28 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
Nigeria Legend Nwankwo Kanu emerged tops in a six months quest to find Nigeria’s 50 greatest players on SuperSport.com.
The vote for Nigeria’s fifty greatest players of all time was always going to be an interesting exercise and a hugely daunting task especially as the online generation is mostly handicapped by the absence of enduring footage of players from the years and decades gone by.
The international acclaim of great nigerian Teams from the USA 94 and France 98 Fifa World cup and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics proved quite strong in the voting as did their exploits in Europe.There were however so many great players who didn’t make the cut but again, it shows the quality of players that Nigeria has produced.
Tell us who you think deserves to be there and why,in the end perhaps Kanu's string of International honours earned him top place ahead of the incomparable Austin "Jay-Jay" Okocha :
1. Nwankwo Kanu
2. Austin Okocha
3. Sunday Oliseh
4. Rashidi Yekini
5. Segun Odegbami
6. Stephen Keshi
7. Emmanuel Amuneke
8. Finidi George
9. Christian Chukwu
10. Muda lawal
11. Peter Rufai
12. Daniel Amokachi
13. Taribo West
14. Uche Okechukwu
15. Teslim “Thunder”Balogun
16. Victor Ikpeba
17. Samson Siasia
18. Adokiye Amiesimaka
19Vincent Enyeama
20. Celestine Babayaro
21. Thomson Usiyan
22. Taiye ‘Taiwo
23. Henry Nwosu
24. Emmanuel Okala
25. Felix Owolabi
26. Haruna Ilerika
27. Joseph Yobo
28. Aloysius Atuegbu
29. Richard Owubokiri
30. Elkanah Onyeali
31. Patrick Ekeji
32. Best Ogedengbe
33. Bright Omokaro
34. Peter Anieke
35. Yisa Shofoluwe
36. Ben Iroha
37. Julius Aghahowa
38. Osaze Odemwingie
39. Albert Onyeawuna
40. Augustine Eguavoen
41. Yisa Shofoluwe
42. Obafemi Martins
43. Yakubu Aiyegbeni
44. Tijani Babangida
45. Tony Igwe
46. John Obi Mikel
47. Sam Garba Okoye
48. Friday Okoh
49. Etim Esin
50. Dan Anyiam
why same name twice? 35 and 41 is the same name
Posted: at 12-06-2011 09:30 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
nonsense , who is kanu from , chairman christian chukwu? who is kanu from mathematician SEGUN ODEGBAMI? who is kanu from EMMANUEL OKALA?who is kanu even from DANIEL AMOKATCHI ,just to mention but few,
Posted: at 12-06-2011 11:31 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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