Icon4s:
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thanks for keeping up with the good work here.

With Victor Osimhen, hitting the 20goals mark for the Super Eagles, is it right to start a comparison between Osimhen and the Legendary Yekini?

yes it’s right

Amedino99:
I thought countries are allowed to play a friendly or two before the start of afcon.

The AFCON is holding at the middle of the season. Clubs may likely not release players till like a week to the AFCON and so there may not be enough time to organize standard friendlies.

charlesemeka85:
yes it’s right

So who do you think is more clinical as a striker?
Yekini or Osimhen.

Icon4s:


So who do you think is more clinical as a striker?
Yekini or Osimhen.

osimhen

Ayam in my house come n beat me

Icon4s:
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thanks for keeping up with the good work here.

With Victor Osimhen, hitting the 20goals mark for the Super Eagles, is it right to start a comparison between Osimhen and the Legendary Yekini?

Yes of course but Osimehn need Afcon trophy,WC qualification irrespective of number of goals to be the real guy….even I don’t see APOTY as a big deal cuz am seeing him winning it…the koko is Afcon and World Cup qualification.

charlesemeka85:
osimhen

Ayam in my house coke n beat me

The two belonged to different era,so nobody is going to beat you on football matters or discourse….Nigeria want to see Osimehn influence in Afcon and world qualification,nothing more.

Pls mirror Yekini against São Tomé and tell me how many goals he would have scored.

Skippo

Joebie:
We have another international break to arrange a max of 2 matches from October 9-17

Then we have two WC qualifiers on Nov 13 and Nov 20. That’s a possible max of 4 grade A matches before AFCON. Considering Zimbabwe and Lesotho are not great tests we must utilize the FIFA window in October if we are serious about winning the next AFCON.

Sir Joebie,are you saying Lesotho and Zimbabwe are not great test in WC qualifier.

Kog45:
The two belonged to different era,so nobody is going to beat you on football matters or discourse….Nigeria want to see Osimehn influence in Afcon and world qualification,nothing more.

Pls mirror Yekini against São Tomé and tell me how many goals he would have scored.

Thank you

I remember Yekini had this thunderbolt of a shot, he could shoot with extreme power and accuracy.

Kog45:
Skippo

How did Osimhen get the Captain armband? I don't think he is ripe for it.

komekn:


Thank you

I remember Yekini had this thunderbolt of a shot, he could shoot with extreme power and accuracy.

I also remember you said Solanke will never think of playing for Nigeria because he has no connection with Nigeria. What do you have to say about the news of him now begging for attention from Nigeria?

ChrisKels:


How did Osimhen get the Captain armband? I don't think he is ripe for it.

Ndidi handed it after got substituted.Osimehn was the most senior on the field at that moment.

humility33:

Sir it could be true. Many of them start to consider their option B country whenever their birth country refuse give them call ups

I remember reading one of the Liverpool midfielder I can't spell his name properly i think Courtis talk of his nigeria heritage through his father/grand father.

Berkely would have played for Nigeria had it been England delayed.

They see Nigeria as a big football country in africa and consider it a big privilege to be linked to such a country besides their birth country

I still wander why we haven't approach Curtis yet

Kog45:
Ndidi handed it after got substituted. Osimehn was the most senior on the field at that moment.

Oh alright

Kog45:
Yes of course but Osimehn need Afcon trophy,WC qualification irrespective of number of goals to be the real guy….even I don’t see APOTY as a big deal cuz am seeing him winning it…the koko is Afcon and World Cup qualification.

Yes, I quite agree. Osimhen is hardly yet to achieve anything with the national team.
Osimhen is just one goal short of Yakabu, three short of Odegbami and 17 short of Yekini. Barring any dip in form or long term injuries, he is looking on course to overtake Yekini.
...........but, just like many others, I still feel he is yet to attain his full potential for the national team. The Principe and Sao Tome games really helped his career. I don't know how many of such teams he will face for the rest of his career. Yekini was scoring braces against highly rated teams like Ivory Coast and Algeria back then. Osimhen is yet to taste any world cup action and yet to play in any AFCON final let alone to win it.

I still believe if Yekini was playing in today's football he will be ahead of Osimhen in the national team pecking order.

Kog45:
The two belonged to different era,so nobody is going to beat you on football matters or discourse….Nigeria want to see Osimehn influence in Afcon and world qualification,nothing more.

Pls mirror Yekini against São Tomé and tell me how many goals he would have scored.

That is the point bro
Take away goals Osimhen scored against Sao Tome and what will be left?

Icon4s:


Yes, I quite agree. Osimhen is hardly yet to achieve anything with the national team.
Osimhen is just one goal short of Yakabu, three short of Odegbami and 17 short of Yekini. Barring any dip in form or long term injuries, he is looking on course to overtake Yekini.
...........but, just like many others, I still feel he is yet to attain his full potential for the national team. The Principe and Sao Tome games really helped his career. I don't know how many of such teams he will face for the rest of his career. Yekini was scoring braces against highly rated teams like Ivory Coast and Algeria back then. Osimhen is yet to taste any world cup action and yet to play in any AFCON final let alone to win it.

I still believe if Yekini was playing in today's football he will be ahead of Osimhen in the national team pecking order.

Baba you nailed it….u Dey vacation right cuz u get time today.

ChrisKels:


How did Osimhen get the Captain armband? I don't think he is ripe for it.

I had to think again and it just occurred to me that in the absence of Ekong and Ndidi; Osimhen, Simon and Iheanacho were the oldest on the pitch. I think Simon was taken out and Ihenacho doesn't seem to have that captaincy spirit.

Kog45:
Baba you nailed it….u Dey vacation right cuz u get time today.

I dey always read but I just dey in the gear today

Some of us are still agree over the last WC miss

Osimhen has to win something with the SE before we can do a comprehensive comparison with baba Yekini but we can evaluate their playing styles.

Yekini and Osimhen have similar big stature although Victor looks slimmer and slicker. Both are very single minded in wanting to score goals. Both are good in the air but Osimhen is better. Both have powerful shots but Rashidi's are like rocket launchers. Both have great hold up play but are not the most technical of players.

Osimhen is faster and his goal scoring prowess in the national team started quite early in his career whereas it took awhile before baba Yekini became prolific. The scary thing about Victor is that I don't think he's reached his peak yet.

I'm optimistic by God's grace if Osimhen stays injury free he will break Yekini's national team record in no time.

Icon4s:
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thanks for keeping up with the good work here.

With Victor Osimhen, hitting the 20goals mark for the Super Eagles, is it right to start a comparison between Osimhen and the Legendary Yekini?

Bannedlargedx2:


Good numbers but He has to score at important games I.e vs Ghana at WCQ if he wants to surpass the likes of emenike and yekini as the SE Goat in terms of strikers. To me, Quality Goals precede Quantity and if you want to become the Goat, you have to surpass the Present Goat accomplishment. I.e Qualify us for the World Cup, Win ANC, APOY, Highest goal scorer of all time. If he achieves all these for the super eagles, he will be the Goat

This money wey u loose still dey pain u gaan

Yes you're right Yekini was banging in goals against top African opposition like Cameroon, Egypt, Algeria and Ivory Coast.

If Osimhen wants to attain legendary status as far as the national team is concerned then scoring against the likes of Lesotho and Sao Tome won't cut it.

Icon4s:


Yes, I quite agree. Osimhen is hardly yet to achieve anything with the national team.
Osimhen is just one goal short of Yakabu, three short of Odegbami and 17 short of Yekini. Barring any dip in form or long term injuries, he is looking on course to overtake Yekini.
...........but, just like many others, I still feel he is yet to attain his full potential for the national team. The Principe and Sao Tome games really helped his career. I don't know how many of such teams he will face for the rest of his career. Yekini was scoring braces against highly rated teams like Ivory Coast and Algeria back then. Osimhen is yet to taste any world cup action and yet to play in any AFCON final let alone to win it.

I still believe if Yekini was playing in today's football he will be ahead of Osimhen in the national team pecking order.

chrisooblog:
Osimhen has to win something with the SE before we can do a comprehensive comparison with baba Yekini but we can evaluate their playing styles.

Yekini and Osimhen have similar big stature although Victor looks slimmer and slicker. Both are very single minded in wanting to score goals. Both are good in the air but Osimhen is better. Both have powerful shots but Rashidi's are like rocket launchers. Both have great hold up play but are not the most technical of players.

Osimhen is faster and his goal scoring prowess in the national team started quite early in his career whereas it took awhile before baba Yekini became prolific. The scary thing about Victor is that I don't think he's reached his peak yet.

I'm optimistic by God's grace if Osimhen stays injury free he will break Yekini's national team record in no time.

I agree 100%

Kog45:
Skippo

How come

Kog45:
Ndidi handed it after got substituted.Osimehn was the most senior on the field at that moment.

what about ekong

Icon4s:


Yes, I quite agree. Osimhen is hardly yet to achieve anything with the national team.
Osimhen is just one goal short of Yakabu, three short of Odegbami and 17 short of Yekini. Barring any dip in form or long term injuries, he is looking on course to overtake Yekini.
...........but, just like many others, I still feel he is yet to attain his full potential for the national team. The Principe and Sao Tome games really helped his career. I don't know how many of such teams he will face for the rest of his career. Yekini was scoring braces against highly rated teams like Ivory Coast and Algeria back then. Osimhen is yet to taste any world cup action and yet to play in any AFCON final let alone to win it.

I still believe if Yekini was playing in today's football he will be ahead of Osimhen in the national team pecking order.

Give Osimhen the MF and wingers in yekini time and see him get hattricks and Quadruples against those countries. The team of Yekini era was spoonfeeding him. From Oliseh to Amotaxi to JayJay to finidi.and Adepoju. Bring Yekini to this era and see him struggle. No disrespect to the king tho. I know I followed him from from beginning till he drew the curtain in 98.
Against the world at US94 and France98 he was totally lost. Worst was against Italy.

chrisooblog:
Yes you're right Yekini was banging in goals against top African opposition like Cameroon, Egypt, Algeria and Ivory Coast.

If Osimhen wants to attain legendary status as far as the national team is concerned then scoring against the likes of Lesotho and Sao Tome won't cut it.

yes he banged a lot from 1984-1998 🥱

Yekini for all his greatness scored 37 goals in all his apps for the national team, that isn't particularly prolific if you're to be honest. I expect Osimhen to surpass that goal record in under 2 years time.

NwaIdeato:
Yekini for all his greatness scored 37 goals in all his apps for the national team, that isn't particularly prolific if you're to be honest. I expect Osimhen to surpass that goal record in under 2 years time.

if osimhen gets a total of 5-6 goals during the wc qualifiers and 4-5 in next year’s afcon the record go remain small to be equaled

NwaIdeato:
Yekini for all his greatness scored 37 goals in all his apps for the national team, that isn't particularly prolific if you're to be honest. I expect Osimhen to surpass that goal record in under 2 years time.

37 goals in 14 years 🤣

I'm looking at it from the quality of opposition Yekini faced. I already said earlier that it took time before he found his scoring boots

charlesemeka85:
yes he banged a lot from 1984-1998 🥱

Icon4s:


I agree 100%

even if he doesn’t win any because winning a tournament is handily done by a single player unless in rare circumstances (Argentina’s World Cup triumph in 1986 which was single handedly masterminded by the great maradona) it won’t rob him of he’s legendary status in Nigerian football if he eventually tops the former goal records in the national team

Winning the serie A trophy as well as emerging as top scorer last season and also likely to win the next APOTY award is already massive accomplishment for young osimhen

He will achieve all this under the age of 25