Super Eagles Legend, Siasia Selects Top 5 All time Greatest Nigerian Players as Okocha Misses Out

Super Eagles Legend, Siasia Selects Top 5 All time Greatest Nigerian Players as Okocha Misses Out

  • Former Super Eagles forward and manager, Samson Siasia, has included several of his former international teammates in his selection of the top 5 all-time greatest players of the West African giants
  • In an interview seen by Legit.ng on Thursday, May 2, Siasia picked Fenerbahçe legend, Uche Okechukwu, ahead of Serie A icon, Taribo West
  • While the Super Eagles boast a long list of excellent midfielders in history, including Austine Jay-Jay Okocha and Sunday Oliseh, Siasia, however, prefers no midfielder

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FCT, Abuja - Samson Siasia, a former head coach of the Super Eagles, has selected himself and four other former teammates in his list of top-5 greatest Nigerian players of all-time.

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Speaking in a recent interview with sports journalist, Edafe Matthew, Siasia opted for a selection dominated by attacking-minded players. He omitted English Premier League (EPL) legend, Okocha.

African football legend, Samson Siasia names his top 5 greatest Nigerian players
Samson Siasia snubs former EPL stars, Jay-Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo, in his top 5 greatest Nigerian players list. Photo credits: Nelson Almeida, Sydney Seshibedi/Bundesliga
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He said:

"I'd say 'Big Sheg (Segun Odegbami)'; Rashidi Yekini. I'm there. Then, Uche Okechukwu. Emmanuel Amunike."

Zidane most complete opponent - Siasia

Asked about the most complete-ever footballer he has ever faced, Siasia picked France legend and former Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane.

Legit.ng reports that Siasia played for Nantes in the 90s, while Zidane turned out for FC Bordeaux.

Siasia's toughest opponent

Quizzed on who his toughest opponent is, the former national team manager chose Frenchman, Basile Boli.

In his active days, Boli spent the majority of his career with Auxerre and Marseille before ending his career with spells at Scottish club Rangers, at Monaco, and Japanese side Urawa Reds.

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Most complete player Siasia ever coached

Siasia announced ex-FC Schalke 04 man, Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke, as the most complete player he ever coached.

He said:

"Obasi was a magician. Even me I dey feel the boy (pidgin), the things wey him dey do for practice wey him replicate for match. I salute am."

Watch Siasia's interview below:

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Siasia said most of the players he managed during his time with the senior national team, “are not better than” the class of ‘94.

The 56-year-old named 10 ex-colleagues in his list of all-time greatest Super Eagles eleven.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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