ChrisKels:
I think Victor Moses's excuses are becoming unbearable. I don't wanna believe what my mind is telling me, sort of feigning these minor knocks only to play again for his club the next week. Am beginning to doubt his commitment. Maybe am being too quick to judge and conclude... Just can't keep it no more!!!!!

TheGoodJoe:


That is based on looking at Yekini's records in Africa and counting out Kanu's influential works in Europe.

When you look at accomplishments, Yekini is not in the top three.

BascoVanVeli:


Yekini is number one. He is our Moses, he led us to the world cup. In a team filled with at least 5 of our best ever players Yekini stood far our.

BascoVanVeli:


Yekini is number one. He is our Moses, he led us to the world cup. In a team filled with at least 5 of our best ever players Yekini stood far our.

TheSuperNerd:
because of goals? So Finidi wasn't feeding him eh?? Finidi didn't stand out eh? Amuneke nko? Amokachi that was his foil nko??

Yekini wasn't even our stand-out performer at USA 1994. Or u wanna say the contrary?

TheGoodJoe:


You are talking leading to World Cup, Kanu is talking leading the First African team to win the first Olympics Gold medal in football.

BascoVanVeli:


Yes I stand by my statement. I used Moses on purpose becos he never saw the promise land, he never got to shine in the world cup but before that Yekini was Nigeria. His goals won us the afcon and qualified us for the world cup. On club level he was a star in Africa and Europe. I love Papilo but Yekini paved the way for him. Don't tell me about Yekini at the end of his career look at what he did.

TheSuperNerd:
Nooooo... I won't do that to "YE-KING"... I won't look at how his career ended. No way!!!

He's a true legend. Yes his goals took us to USA 1994 and he top-scored at Tunisia 94 and even Senegal 92. Amuneke's goals won us Afcon 94 not Yekini's. Yekini's took us to the final. He's a super legend.

But you can't say because he's a pioneer that the latter didn't outshine his achievements. It is normal for the glory of the latter to outshine the glory of the former.

So let's not apply sentiments. Yekini has his place in our football folklore and hall of fame BUT he isn't NO.1... Honestly speaking... He just isn't no.1

BascoVanVeli:


But wat achievements? Yekini is our all time scorer not Kanu. He has an Afcon not Kanu. He was top scorer in 2 afcon's not Kanu. In green and white Yekini is number one.

TheSuperNerd:
Kanu has an olympic Gold not Yekini.

Kanu has Fifa U-17 World cup not Yekini.

Kanu has Two Caf Apoty Awards, Yekini has one.

Kanu made Top 6 in the world in 1996 not Yekini.

The "When Nigeria beat Brazil, Bebeto start to cry" Song was because of Kanu NOT Yekini. (lolll...)

All achieved in Green and White also...

And nope we do not limit our rankings of these legends to performances in green and white alone.

We also look at their performances and achievements club-wise which went a long way to place Nigerian football on the world map in a more expansive way.

Kanu trumps Yekini here also.

Kanu deserves his place as N0.1.... Yekini has his place up there in the Top 5. Both are two of our very best of all time.

The hall of fame records are there for us all to see. Let's view from all perspectives and not limiting our perspectives to club only or greenANDwhite only.

BascoVanVeli:


So u can bring up the olympics did Kanu score in the finals? Wat Kanu did at the olympics was wat Yekini had been doing since 1985 which is being our talisman. Does Yekini win the u-17 if he played? Maybe. Does he win the olympics? Maybe. What we do know is that Yekini is still our leading goal getter even though u claim Kanu as surpassed him.

TheSuperNerd:
Am I saying he isn't a legend. I call him "YE-KING" gosh!!!

He's one of my soccer idols. He's super legendary.

I am only saying Yekini is NOT in the Top 3 of Nigerian football's Greatest and finest of all time based on all parameters put together.

That's my simple point.

TheSuperNerd:
I'm not as loquacious as you are.... Looollll


You love to drag talks and arguments with headless statements.


Too much talk is not needed. Facts and records are all over the place. Access them yourself and stop being lazy spilling sentimental comments all over the thread...

Yekini is not Top 3 Nigerian legends of all time based on all parameters concerned. #fact.

So deal with it...

tbaba1234:


I am saying, he can easily be top 3. In the age of yekini, how many african players were given opportunities at top clubs. You can only rack up trophies playing for the top clubs.

forgiveness:


Sorry! we don't deal with talk talk no facts.

Kanu Nwankwo is never the greatest player Nigeria ever had. Sorry! Na king bench and substitution.

I lie? sorry.

TheSuperNerd:
Exactly!

He's still our leading goals-king of all time and no one has touched that record yet.

He has his place in the finest corridors of our hall of fame.

But Kanu tops the list. It is just what it is...

BascoVanVeli:


and that is purely ur opinion just like Yekini is number 1 in mine.

TheSuperNerd:
A certain Bruce Grobbelaar starred for Liverpool... He's Zimbabwean. But yep, he's only one.

I understand the points you are raising. You are playing the "pioneer" card.

Now lemme ask.... Is today's era a guarantee that an african player will get his shot at a big club? Won't an african player have to work hard also?? Or he just rolls into a big club and win trophies coz we are in the 21st century and not in the 80s or 70s?

TheGoodJoe:


That is based on looking at Yekini's records in Africa and counting out Kanu's influential works in Europe.

When you look at accomplishments, Yekini is not in the top three.

TheSuperNerd:
Loollll... Actually... Not my opinion. All parameters put together proves and shows Kanu is the undisputed No.1

The records do not lie now do they?

TheSuperNerd:
because of goals? So Finidi wasn't feeding him eh?? Finidi didn't stand out eh? Amuneke nko? Amokachi that was his foil nko??

Yekini wasn't even our stand-out performer at USA 1994. Or u wanna say the contrary?

BascoVanVeli:
No nations cup no world cup goal records sure don't lie

tbaba1234:


Grobbelaar was a white Zimbabwean whose ancestors were europeans.

There were few africans in European top clubs unlike what obtains today. It is still hard for African players to make it to the top but it is far easier today than it was during Yekini's time. A striker with Yekini's record in Africa today would find himself in a massive club.

goldfish80:

Who is Nigerias best/greatest striker of all time? Serious question

TheSuperNerd:
Mohammed Abou-treika comes to mind... An Egyptian legend with three Afcons and a couple of CAF champions league titles. He made his name in Africa.... He never played for a "massive club" in Europe.

What about that?

safarigirl:
So na only Bascovanveli remember Kelechi birthday today? Y'all are so busy arguing about old stars and dead people, you couldn't even give a shout out to the young and living, thegoodjoe and thesupernerd, ogini?

Anyway, my phone has been dead the entire day, so lemme just use what is left of the battery now to wish Kelechi Iheanacho a happy happy 20th birthday.

Wanted to post something on IG. But nna, I'm shy


I pray he reaches the heights most of us know he can, I wish him many more years in tip flight football and many more goals to his name

safarigirl:
So na only Bascovanveli remember Kelechi birthday today? Y'all are so busy arguing about old stars and dead people, you couldn't even give a shout out to the young and living, thegoodjoe and thesupernerd, ogini?

Anyway, my phone has been dead the entire day, so lemme just use what is left of the battery now to wish Kelechi Iheanacho a happy happy 20th birthday.

Wanted to post something on IG. But nna, I'm shy


I pray he reaches the heights most of us know he can, I wish him many more years in top flight football and many more goals to his name

tbaba1234:


How many Egyptians play outside their country? Most of them prefer to play within.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, we have Drogba, Etoo, Adebayour and even Diouf. If yekini was still at his prime, these are the names, he would have been compared with on the continent.

forgiveness:



Point of correction. It is based on Yekini's records in Africa and Europe combine.


So, you don't know he won Prata de Bola in Europe and scored Nigeria's first goal in the biggest FIFA ORGANISED COMPETITION?

Europe is Continental and not international, so is Africa.

Abi you wan tell us Pele did not achieve anything because he didn't play in Europe?