TheGoodJoe:


If we count the Atlanta 96 Olympics performance, we will have to give it to Celestine Babayaro. He was magical at that Olympics.

Kog45:
We are talking Super eagles not underage tournament.

Kog45:
We are talking Super eagles not underage tournament.

TheGoodJoe:


By the end of that year, that Atlanta team was literally the Super Eagles.

TheGoodJoe:


I don't think we can class it just an underage tournament when some of the best players in the world were there.

Ronaldo De Lima
Ricardo
Roberto Carlos
Crespo
Claudio Lopez
Zanetti
Juninho
Conceicao
Gallardo

By the end of that year, these guys were among the very best in the world.

So I disagree with that underage tag and Atlanta should not be overlooked for Celestine's contributions.

TheGoodJoe:


I don't think we can class it just an underage tournament when some of the best players in the world were there.

Ronaldo De Lima
Ricardo
Roberto Carlos
Crespo
Claudio Lopez
Zanetti
Juninho
Conceicao
Gallardo

By the end of that year, these guys were among the very best in the world.

So I disagree with that underage tag and Atlanta should not be overlooked for Celestine's contributions.

comodo:
His club lost. But he still made it. Maybe he is doing something right afterall.

TheGoodJoe:


By the end of that year, that Atlanta team was literally the Super Eagles.

TheGoodJoe:


By the end of that year, that Atlanta team was literally the Super Eagles.

jihday:
Chelsea have made first contacts with Napoli for the signing of Victor Osimhen! 🇳🇬

The offer being discussed was €80-90m + Lukaku and a young player, report by Dimarzio a sky sport reporter

Kog45:
Oya pick the best LB.

komekn:


The proposition presented is based on the 2009 U17 tournament. That proposition presented the notion that so many stars were created, found, discovered from the tournament.

I disagree completely with the entire notion.

With regards to Nigeria Omeruo was classed as a star alongside Neymar, Coutinho, Casemiro, Allison, etc by this particles contributor.

Let me first of banish this notion that the U17 World cup is somehow the place that footballs best and most talented players are discovered. That's a nonsense in the context of world 🌍 football ⚽.

The best youth players are discovered playing in football teams across the globe and after outstanding performancescin club and league selected for national age grade teams. Not the other way round.

For instance Obi Arsenal most prolific 16 year old striker playing for both U18 and 21 has played for both Denmark and England age grade teams. His performanced in club and league got him noticed not selection for age grade national youth teams.

England had only recently taken U17 national football a bit more serious.

We should not be talking about age grade competitions prior to 2015 . Where we had confirmed Uncles like Stanley Okoro, Fortune Chukwudi, Sami, Onazi, etc but of course Omeruo was actually 15 if you want to believe.

Finally, maybe we should redefine what we mean by stars, because at every level there are stars. Village stars, local stars and world class stars like Neymar, Allison, etc.

Napoleon55:

The way you hate this tiki taka eh.

Tiki taka is not that bad when it's being executed by talented and gifted players.
we did enjoy it with Barcelona, in the era of Xavi,Neymar,Messi,Iniesta, Suarez and co.

It only becomes distasteful when you have a bunch of ungifted players playing it.

Napoleon55:

Meliforme views na another case altogether, difficult to b understood,but he is not as hardcore as Thegoodjoe and Komkn.

TheGoodJoe:


When you say all these things, I laugh. Possession football is here to stay and grow. No top club will sign a coach who can't coach possession football. More coaches are mastering and learning the art.

TheGoodJoe:


How will the team perform? The first thing is strategy. Is not to stand here to say you don't like this or that. Tell us the pattern of play you like and examples why it is superior.

Teams keep adopting possession based strategy. See Arsenal today, at a Five minutes window, they hit a 96% possession. Teams are winning titles. Then you are here shouting you don't like.

Tell us the better PERFORMING system.

Amedino99:
somehow the FIFA committee knowledge couldn't help him out while coaching in Egypt, Kenya and Sudan but apparently the players in the super eagles are the only one that can implement his ideas.

Kog45:
I want us to give fair assessment to our judgments regarding the trio.

Ben Iroha was a solid member of Westerhoff era and did so well.He has below Europe career.He won Afcon and had two WC appearances.What could have been his best tournament was marred with injury and Mike Emenalo step in.He had 50 caps and a goal.

Celestine Babayaro remain the best talking of European career.He played for Anderlecht,Chelsea and Newcastle.He played in two WC and was a regular member of eagles in the late 90 to mid 2000 with Afcons appearances.But I will rate his super eagles career average 27 caps and a goal.

Taye Taiwo would have been the best Nigeria LB.He started well with Marseilles but his transfer to AC Milan ruined his progression and he never recovered from it.He played in a WC and had Afcon appearances.He had good eagles career with 54 caps and 8 goals.

My submission,based on Europe career I gave it to Celestine Babayaro…..On trophy I gave it to Ben Iroha cus he was part of eagles that was ranked 5th in the world…..Ranking Taye Taiwo the best eagles LB would bring debate but If he was part of 2013 Afcon team he would have been adjudged the best cuz having 54 caps with 8 goals showed how solid he was with eagles.

I hope to see emerging talent that will break Iroha,Babayaro and Taye records in eagles.

comodo:
His club lost. But he still made it. Maybe he is doing something right afterall.

jihday:
the truth is I didn’t really watch Iroha, was too young for peak Iroha , but you said 2 world cups not sure he was in the 98 squad

Kog45:
I want us to give fair assessment to our judgments regarding the trio.

Ben Iroha was a solid member of Westerhoff era and did so well.He has below Europe career.He won Afcon and had two WC appearances.What could have been his best tournament was marred with injury and Mike Emenalo step in.He had 50 caps and a goal.

Celestine Babayaro remain the best talking of European career.He played for Anderlecht,Chelsea and Newcastle.He played in two WC and was a regular member of eagles in the late 90 to mid 2000 with Afcons appearances.But I will rate his super eagles career average 27 caps and a goal.

Taye Taiwo would have been the best Nigeria LB.He started well with Marseilles but his transfer to AC Milan ruined his progression and he never recovered from it.He played in a WC and had Afcon appearances.He had good eagles career with 54 caps and 8 goals.

My submission,based on Europe career I gave it to Celestine Babayaro…..On trophy I gave it to Ben Iroha cus he was part of eagles that was ranked 5th in the world…..Ranking Taye Taiwo the best eagles LB would bring debate but If he was part of 2013 Afcon team he would have been adjudged the best cuz having 54 caps with 8 goals showed how solid he was with eagles.

I hope to see emerging talent that will break Iroha,Babayaro and Taye records in eagles.

elyte89:
https://www.completesports.com/2026-wcq-super-eagles-must-beat-south-africa-benin-finidi/



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Kog45:
Yes he played 98 and was used against Paraguay

chrisooblog:
Very fair assessment kudos egbon.

If I were forced to choose I would probably go for Babayaro because of his technical qualities on the ball and ability to go forward and defend solidly. His longevity and overall impact in the SE is very low which admittedly would rule him out of the best LB conversation.

Iroha like you rightly noted was rock solid for Nigeria injuries did him bad.

jihday:
oh! I don forget be that. We went to 98 World Cup with a lot of tired legs, no wonder Denmark beat us like thief

Kog45:
South America teams don’t joke with under age tournaments so cuz Messi played in 2008 Olympics then we should rate the tournament at par with WC.

Mujtahida:

I don't have problem with possession football. I have problem with tiki taka which is just one out of many variations of possession football

jihday:
if injuries did Iroha bad them injuries destroyed Celestine, he never really touched the height he was supposed to, he was also indisciplined too sha.

jihday:
make he leave story, what are the details of the contract? Who are his assistants? These are what we want to hear