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Stop it,Drogba was never as good as Yekini,playing for Chelsea doesn't make you greater because EPL is popular.Drogba that Lampard outscored?john12 wrote:Drogba wasn’t as good as yekini?? Smh and Nigerians will label British fans as arrogant
Okocha was Africa most gifted player! could have easily been the best if he applied himself between 21-29 when he was at his peakRawlings wrote:The minimum requirement for this title is an African player of the year award
Some players may argue, during their time, the award was not available. That's a fair point
But for players, who played, when the award was around and never won it, PLEASE, don't embarrass them.
Only one of the following is the GOAT:
- Roger Milla - African Footballer of the Year: 1976, 1990
Oppong Weah -African Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1994, 1995
Abedi Pele - African Footballer of the Year Winner: 1991, 1992, 1993
Nwankwo Kanu - African Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1999
Samuel Eto'o Fils -African Player of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily - African Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2009
Yaya Touré -African Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Jay-Jay Okocha - African Footballer of the Year:
Kabalega wrote:Not quite.Rawlings wrote:The minimum requirement for this title is an African player of the year award
Some players may argue, during their time, the award was not available. That's a fair point
But for players, who played, when the award was around and never won it, PLEASE, don't embarrass them.
Only one of the following is the GOAT:
- Roger Milla - African Footballer of the Year: 1976, 1990
Oppong Weah -African Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1994, 1995
Abedi Pele - African Footballer of the Year Winner: 1991, 1992, 1993
Nwankwo Kanu - African Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1999
Samuel Eto'o Fils -African Player of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily - African Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2009
Yaya Touré -African Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
I asked for one. Not a list of Africa's greats. I meant the greatest.
Jay-Jay Okocha - African Footballer of the Year:
Rabah "Mustapha" Madjer
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah
Samuel Eto'o Fils
Phillip Omondi (Abedi Pele's idol)
Mohamed Aboutrika
Hossam Hassan
Nwankwo Kanu
"gifted" is subjective.marko wrote:Okocha was Africa most gifted player! could have easily been the best if he applied himself between 21-29 when he was at his peakRawlings wrote:The minimum requirement for this title is an African player of the year award
Some players may argue, during their time, the award was not available. That's a fair point
But for players, who played, when the award was around and never won it, PLEASE, don't embarrass them.
Only one of the following is the GOAT:
- Roger Milla - African Footballer of the Year: 1976, 1990
Oppong Weah -African Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1994, 1995
Abedi Pele - African Footballer of the Year Winner: 1991, 1992, 1993
Nwankwo Kanu - African Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1999
Samuel Eto'o Fils -African Player of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily - African Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2009
Yaya Touré -African Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Jay-Jay Okocha - African Footballer of the Year:
But he wasn't.john12 wrote:Drogba wasn’t as good as yekini?? Smh and Nigerians will label British fans as arrogant
Moderators please delete this nonsense.Oguleftie wrote:Moderators please delete thread.
This has reared its ugly head again
Is Drogba a better player than Yekini?Is Drogba a better player than Eto'o?Is Drogba a better player than Weah?john12 wrote:Rest In Peace to yekini but my friend keep your mouth shut if you have nothing else to say because even Ibrahimovich wasn’t as good as Drogba. Drogba is one of the best big games players of all time and to say he wasn’t as good as yekini (rip) na insult
In 2005 he was a finalist, lost to his teammate, won the European golden boot twice. He hasn't just playing at the highest level, he was starring there he wasn't Kanu. His career accomplishments are far more expansive than Weah's.oloye wrote:Etoo played at the highest level for over a decade and never won the WPOY, and Weah in how many years won it. Weah came to Europe at an old age, thank God for Wenger who discovered and brought him to europe so that all can see his ability. Etoo can arguably be said to be the best, but how do you explain bypassing the man who within such a short span of what was left of his playing career won the WPOY?
I can understand if we have produced many WPOY, i can under stand if we have other WPOY, only Weah won it..like i said the argument stops there not because Etoo does not deserve to be named, it stops because Weah was recognised as the World player of the year in his career...you cannot push that aside to argue that Etoo played for x number of years at the top.
You can't look only at the WPOY. Consider that they overlook Africans for the most part and Weah may just happen to be their token African winner. We can't depend on them to choose who is our best.oloye wrote:Etoo played at the highest level for over a decade and never won the WPOY, and Weah in how many years won it. Weah came to Europe at an old age, thank God for Wenger who discovered and brought him to europe so that all can see his ability. Etoo can arguably be said to be the best, but how do you explain bypassing the man who within such a short span of what was left of his playing career won the WPOY?
I can understand if we have produced many WPOY, i can under stand if we have other WPOY, only Weah won it..like i said the argument stops there not because Etoo does not deserve to be named, it stops because Weah was recognised as the World player of the year in his career...you cannot push that aside to argue that Etoo played for x number of years at the top.
He did not win it. The rest is tales by moonlightkalani JR wrote:In 2005 he was a finalist, lost to his teammate, won the European golden boot twice. He hasn't just playing at the highest level, he was starring there he wasn't Kanu. His career accomplishments are far more expansive than Weah's.oloye wrote:Etoo played at the highest level for over a decade and never won the WPOY, and Weah in how many years won it. Weah came to Europe at an old age, thank God for Wenger who discovered and brought him to europe so that all can see his ability. Etoo can arguably be said to be the best, but how do you explain bypassing the man who within such a short span of what was left of his playing career won the WPOY?
I can understand if we have produced many WPOY, i can under stand if we have other WPOY, only Weah won it..like i said the argument stops there not because Etoo does not deserve to be named, it stops because Weah was recognised as the World player of the year in his career...you cannot push that aside to argue that Etoo played for x number of years at the top.
Agh rubbish the award to make a case for Etoo, I guess Weah was.. Aghhh never mind. One would think that is more the reason why one should appreciate what Weah accomplished when he won it... I mean to wade through the rough sea of unfairness and prejudice to win the WPOY, in fact thinking of this new Information.. It is Weah no contestOrion wrote:You can't look only at the WPOY. Consider that they overlook Africans for the most part and Weah may just happen to be their token African winner. We can't depend on them to choose who is our best.oloye wrote:Etoo played at the highest level for over a decade and never won the WPOY, and Weah in how many years won it. Weah came to Europe at an old age, thank God for Wenger who discovered and brought him to europe so that all can see his ability. Etoo can arguably be said to be the best, but how do you explain bypassing the man who within such a short span of what was left of his playing career won the WPOY?
I can understand if we have produced many WPOY, i can under stand if we have other WPOY, only Weah won it..like i said the argument stops there not because Etoo does not deserve to be named, it stops because Weah was recognised as the World player of the year in his career...you cannot push that aside to argue that Etoo played for x number of years at the top.
We have to also look at other indices like the AFOY, national team accomplishments and club accomplishments. Eto'o comes on top in every other area apart from the WPOY, which again can be arguably be seen as unfair towards African players in general.
Mods please ban this manOguleftie wrote:Moderators please delete this nonsense.Oguleftie wrote:Moderators please delete thread.
This has reared its ugly head again
Materazzi did not win an individual award declaring him the best player...stop mixing apples and oranges, that is not a logical way of debating. There is nothing in my suggestion advocating this position, you are the one trying to muddy the water with the obtuse arguement my good friendjohn12 wrote:You can’t just say because he won Wpoy he is the greatest of all time it dosent add up. By your logic, the likes of materazzi was better than Maldini because he won a World Cup and Maldini didn’t win one or micheal Owen was better than Ibrahimovich, Samuel etoo or even saying cannavaro is the greatest cb of all time because he won Wpoy
Can someone spell K-P-O-M?oloye wrote:My friend when someone wins the WPOY all arguments about who is the greatest African player stops right there. The rest is sound bytes.john12 wrote:Uncle oloye yes he won the Wpoy but overall boss I feel that drogba and Eto’o was more consistent at the top and their longevity supersede George Weah at the top. The likes of drogba and Eto’o would had won Wpoy based on their 2007 to 12 stats if they were playing in 1995. I mean Weah never scored more than 20 league goals in that 1995 season sef or even win any champions league that year
My guy dont waste your time,according to their logic Cannavaro should be consider a better player than Baresi and Maldini since he won the wpoy.Oh we should consider Modric a better player than Inniesta since he won the wpoy.Weah after that year never ever get short listed as top 3 player in the world again.He stats in 1995 is shocking,13 goals that season,did not win CLjohn12 wrote:So obong by your logic owen was better than Thierry Henry, Raul, Ibrahimovich, Dennis berghamp because he won baloon d’or And they didnt or cannavaro was better than Baresi, Maldini he won wpoy and Baresi and Maldini didn’t win one?? You don’t judge a goat based on 1 single award but you judge them based on longevity, achievements, performance their entire career
Cannavaro won the World Cup and the WPOY who do you think is more accomplished in comparison to Maldini and Baresi, after all it is being argued in another thread that Pele and Maradona are ahead of Messi because they won the World Cup and Messi has notjohn12 wrote:Cannavaro won Wpoy but he isn’t better than Maldini Owen won bdo but he wasn’t better than Raul Henry
