Ex-Super Eagles star excludes late Rashidi Yekini from all-time Best XI

• A erstwhile Super Eagles prima has excluded the precocious Rashidi Yekini from his all-time Nigeria champion XI
• Yekini, famously known arsenic the 'King of Goals,' remains Nigeria’s highest goal-scorer with 37 goals successful 62 matches
• The Olympic golden medalist was replaced by the erstwhile CAF Player of the Year astatine the 1998 FIFA World Cup

A erstwhile planetary has failed to see the precocious Rashidi Yekini successful his all-time Nigeria champion XI.

Despite Yekini being regarded arsenic the country’s champion striker, the ex-U-17 subordinate remains unconvinced.

He besides expressed regret implicit his constricted playing clip during the 1998 FIFA World Cup successful France.

Former Super Eagles defender Mobi Oparaku failed to sanction Nigeria's highest extremity scorer Late Rashidi Yekini successful his all-time Best XI. Photo by: Michael Steele/EMPICS.
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Oparaku opens up connected his champion XI

Former Nigeria defender Mobi Oparaku has named his all-time Nigeria champion XI, excluding the precocious Rashidi Yekini.

According to CompleteSports, the Olympic golden medalist shared that his astir memorable infinitesimal was Sunday Oliseh's winning extremity against Spain astatine the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

The 48-year-old was portion of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad and played successful each the qualifying matches for the 1998 World Cup per TheNation. He said:

“My champion Super Eagles XI are: Vincent Enyeama, Mobi Oparaku, Celestine Babayaro, Sunday Oliseh, Uche Okechukwu, Taribo West, Victor Ikpeba, Emmanuel Amuneke, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Daniel ‘Da Bull’ Amokachi, and Kanu Nwankwo.“My astir memorable infinitesimal successful shot was erstwhile Sunday Oliseh scored the long-range changeable against Spain successful the radical signifier of the 1998 World Cup. “The feeling was indescribable. It was unimaginable for Nigeria to bushed Spain successful a World Cup match! If it were a story, cipher would person believed the tale. I was overjoyed to beryllium portion of that moment”.

Ex-international Mobi Oparaku said playing 70 minutes astatine the 1998 FIFA World Cup successful France was his worst infinitesimal successful football. Photo by: FRANK PERRY/AFP.
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Oparaku shares worse infinitesimal

Mobi Oparaku has stated that his worst infinitesimal successful football was playing conscionable 70 minutes astatine the 1998 World Cup.

According to ESPN, erstwhile Super Eagles manager Bora Milutinovic substituted Oparaku for the precocious Rashidi Yekini against Spain, ending his World Cup campaign.

The Heartland FC squad manager lamented that his constricted playing clip successful his archetypal elder World Cup remains his biggest disappointment. He said:

“I played successful each the qualifying matches for the France 1998 FIFA World Cup finals. “When we qualified for the World Cup, I looked guardant to a large tournament, arsenic it was my archetypal elder World Cup.“In the opening lucifer against Spain, manager Bora Milutinovic, substituted maine successful the 2nd fractional , and I was ne'er fixed different accidental to play for the remainder of the tournament. That was the worst infinitesimal of my career, and I inactive consciousness atrocious astir it to this day.”

Ajayi says Oparaku has each close to beryllium upset

Nigerian writer Joel Ajayi believes the ex-international has each close to explicit his vexation pursuing his acquisition astatine the 1998 FIFA World Cup successful France.

Speaking successful an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Ajayi emphasised that the World Cup was an accidental for Oparaku to unafraid amended offers abroad. He said:

"For a subordinate who participated successful the FIFA U-17 and the 1996 Olympic Games successful Atlanta, the 1998 World Cup could person been a accidental to onshore amended offers.""By speaking out, helium tin relieve immoderate of the load successful his heart. I anticipation helium tin forgive his erstwhile manager and determination connected aft making this statement."

Osimhen becomes second-highest scorer for Nigeria

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian planetary Victor Osimhen is present the second all-time scorer for the Super Eagles pursuing his opening extremity against Rwanda.

The Galatasaray guardant scored 3 goals successful Nigeria's World Cup qualifiers past month

The erstwhile CAF Player of the Year has accrued his extremity tally to 26.

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Source: Legit.ng