Daninya33:


Wow,that's quite impressive. I am just hearing his name for the first time. At least he should have been given a chance too.
I believe and I know there are a lot of rare gems who can make us thick...

And since then,no one heard of him again?

TheGoodJoe:


Emmanuel Ebiede was a popular guy on the streets of Port Harcourt. Sharks FC played pure passing football, known as Tiki Taka. This was due to the revolutionary Coaching method of Sinclair.

When you watch Finidi George play, you see in depth tactical understanding. Ebiede as a young boy broke into Sharks team and played 10 for them. He worked long with Coach Monday Sinclair.

He later went on to play in Europe, I remember when he was at Herenveen but he never hit those heights.

He later joined one of the best teams I believe raised by the Super Eagles. The 2000 Olympics team aka Dream Team 2.

We had an array of stars at home and in Europe. Sunday Ibeji, Emma Isah, Agali, Yakubu, Azubike Oliseh, Egutu Oliseh, Bartholomew Ogbeche***, etc.

In the last Qualifiers game against Zimbabwe, coached by Clemens Westerhof, former Supervisor Eagles coach, we scored 4 goals and Ebiede scored 2.

Remains a mystery how Ebiede and Sunday Ibeji did not make that team because they were both brilliant midfielders.

Daninya33:


Thanks for sharing sire.
I deeply appreciate for taking out time to share.
Na gode

Subzero47:
Only the real ones remember

TheGoodJoe:


What happened to him? He was the bomb.

TheGoodJoe:


Haruna Babangida remains the biggest disappointment in that era. By 99, he was rated a better talent than Ronaldinho, Xavi, and Forlan.

Younger brother of Tijani Babangida. His flop is not here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg4t-wEKAdo

Subzero47:
Only the real ones remember

AndSunGorilla:

Good reflexes from the video compilation. I think he's short for a goalie though. Meanwhile I thought Onana wasn't tall too till I saw he is 6:3.

BascoVanVeli:
Ishaq Kayode with a brace today giving him 9 goals in 10 matches

Danielnino00:
CAF have rejected Ghana request to move the game from Gold Coast to Kumasi given that inspection and approval has already been done on the Gold Coast stadium last year...

Abuja or Lagos, I'm not sure there was any news report confirming where we will host our own leg..

TheGoodJoe:


Unfortunately, I did not watch Esin in his prime but when Coach Monday Sinclair became coach of Eagle cement FC (later named Dolphins), he signed an old Etim Esin. That is, around 2000 or 2001.

I am telling you, what Etim Esin did with the ball, I have never seen a player do it. It was completely unbelievable.

Etim Esin will dribble an opponent and the person will fall. That was not he height of it. His teammates will also fall.

That was how insane his tricks were. It happened repeatedly. However, he did not last in the game to compare with Okocha but the little I saw, made me acknowledge he was special.

TheGoodJoe:
Let me do a roll call of young Nigerian footballers of 2000 era.

Haruna Babangida
Pius Ikedia
Eddie Dombraye
Iyenemi Furo
Ikenna Eneh
Obinna Okpala
Joseph Yobo
Gbenga Okunowo
Julius Aghahowa
Aniele
Victor Agali
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Sunday Ibeji
Emma Isah
Emmanuel Ebiede
Abubakar Musa
Melkam
Azubuike Oliseh
Egutu Oliseh
Greg Etafia
Bartholomew Ogbeche

Mad men.

lovewins:


Etim Esin was a fantastic player, some will say way better than Okocha. Sadly he let success get into his head and he self destruct. It was sad listening to him share his story years ago

Danielnino00:
CAF have rejected Ghana request to move the game from Gold Coast to Kumasi given that inspection and approval has already been done on the Gold Coast stadium last year...

Abuja or Lagos, I'm not sure there was any news report confirming where we will host our own leg..

TheGoodJoe:
Let me do a roll call of young Nigerian footballers of 2000 era.

Haruna Babangida
Pius Ikedia
Eddie Dombraye
Iyenemi Furo
Ikenna Eneh
Obinna Okpala
Joseph Yobo
Gbenga Okunowo
Julius Aghahowa
Aniele
Victor Agali
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Sunday Ibeji
Emma Isah
Emmanuel Ebiede
Abubakar Musa
Melkam
Azubuike Oliseh
Egutu Oliseh
Greg Etafia
Bartholomew Ogbeche

Mad men.

TheGoodJoe:
Let me do a roll call of young Nigerian footballers of 2000 era.

Haruna Babangida
Pius Ikedia
Eddie Dombraye
Iyenemi Furo
Ikenna Eneh
Obinna Okpala
Joseph Yobo
Gbenga Okunowo
Julius Aghahowa
Aniele
Victor Agali
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Sunday Ibeji
Emma Isah
Emmanuel Ebiede
Abubakar Musa
Melkam
Azubuike Oliseh
Egutu Oliseh
Greg Etafia
Bartholomew Ogbeche

Mad men.

Subzero47:
Only the real ones remember

Subzero47:
Only the real ones remember

charlesemeka85:
rabiu afolabi robocop

charlesemeka85:


Ogbonna Kanu

daveP:
based on the way sport journalists have been talking, it looks like its Abuja.


We don't want Lagos for the time being abeg.

I'll take Uyo over it for the meantime. But the way MAS has been looking, shows it will be our forte

Daninya33:

M.k.o Abiola Stadium, Abuja.

daveP:
based on the way sport journalists have been talking, it looks like its Abuja.


We don't want Lagos for the time being abeg.

I'll take Uyo over it for the meantime. But the way MAS has been looking, shows it will be our forte

komekn:


This Dude had everything ,what is about the name Dembele that they are always very good footballers.

This particular Dembele was skill plus technique plus class X class.

But he never got the recognition he deserved.

Daninya33:


Mad ooo

Nawa oh,the armed robbers didn't recognise him?

Do you think the coach would have axed him from the team as Christian Chukwu decamped Babayaro,Yakubu and Agali when they broke camp rules?

BascoVanVeli:
Rudiger with a birthday wish for Sadiq. I forgot they were teammates sef