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- The Super Eagles of Nigeria person won the Africa Cup of Nations 3 times successful 1980, 1994 and 2013
- There is simply a peculiar spot successful Nigeria's past for the archetypal squad to triumph successful 1980, led by the precocious Christian Chukwu
- Sunday Oliseh has waded into the statement connected societal media connected which squad is the top successful Nigeria’s history
Sunday Oliseh has sparked a statement connected societal media aft naming the top ever Nigerian squad, among the 3 classes that won the Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria has triumphed connected the continent 3 times, successful 1980, 1994, and 2013, coming adjacent connected aggregate occasions, including 4 second-place finishes and 8 third-place finishes.
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The 1980 squad are highly revered for evident reasons; they won the archetypal rubric connected the 4th clip of asking, and it had the likes of the precocious Christian Chukwu and Segun Odegbami.
However, the people of 1994 went supra and beyond, winning the AFCON successful Tunisia, reaching the circular of 16 astatine the World Cup successful the USA, earlier clinching the Atlanta 96 Olympic golden medal.
The precocious Stephen Keshi, who was portion of the people of 1994, coached Nigeria to triumph its 3rd rubric successful 2013 astatine the tourney hosted successful South Africa.
Oliseh names Nigeria’s top team
FIFA's X page shared the extremity Finidi George scored successful Nigeria's 3-0 triumph implicit Greece astatine the 1994 World Cup, which Oliseh commented on, showering praises connected his teammates.
“Look astatine that decorativeness by "Finito". Ol Boy, We truly had a squad afloat of Top satellite people players. I enjoyed each infinitesimal being a portion of this. I tin spot Amunike,Finidi, Chidi Nwanu, Baba Yekini and my humble aforesaid ecstatic arsenic the satellite watched,” helium wrote.A instrumentality quoted him claiming helium believes the 1980 squad volition brushwood speech the 1994 set, pitching immoderate names against each other, including Keshi vs Chukwu, and Oliseh vs Muda Lawal.
Oliseh responded and claimed his acceptable remains the top Nigerian squad ever. He emphasized that their achievements astatine some the nine and planetary levels talk for themselves..
“Well you tin easy complaint the teams and players by what they achieved some astatine nine broadside and National squad levels. With each owed respect, nary squad collectively oregon individually till day has travel adjacent to what the 1994 squad players achieved for nine and country. sorry!!” helium wrote.Nwankwo Kanu(not portion of AFCON 1994 winning squad), Emmanuel Amuneke, Victor Ikpeba and Rashidi Yekini are immoderate of the members of the squad who won the CAF Player of the Year award.
They were besides the archetypal acceptable of Nigerian footballers to prominently play successful Europe, with six of them receiving Ballon d'Or nominations betwixt 1995 and 1998.
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Finidi George, Daniel Amokachi, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Victor Ikpeba and Sunday Oliseh each received nominations for the prestigious award.
Ex-international blames Oliseh for 94 WC
Legit.ng antecedently reported that a erstwhile Nigerian planetary accused Oliseh of costing Nigeria victory during the 1994 FIFA World Cup circular of 16 lucifer against Italy.
Emeka Ezeugo claimed Oliseh mislaid his marker, Roberto Baggio, earlier the guardant scored the winning extremity seconds aboriginal and outgo Nigeria a accidental astatine history.
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