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To All Nigerians: “My name is Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 12:31 am
by Kabalega

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Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 12:50 pm
by 1naija
One of the best forwards Nigeria has ever had. He saved us many times.

Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 12:56 pm
by Bigpokey24
That was matinal Stadium Surulere

Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 1:25 am
by DIMKA76
See beta pitch

Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 7:09 pm
by Kabalega
1naija wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 12:50 pm One of the best forwards Nigeria has ever had. He saved us many times.
How are the new “kids” compared to him?

Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 8:21 pm
by 1naija
I personally think none of the kids today compare to him in terms of how he use to come in as a sub and change the outcome of the game. I personally think he was more effective as a sub than as a starter.

Starting from that era, if I were to pick the top 5 among them (STRICTLY AS SE strikers), it would be

1. Yakubu Aiyegbeni
2. Aghahowa
3. Osimhen ( will blow everyone out of the water by the time he is done)
4. Obafemi Martins (I think he waited a bit too long to feature for Nigeria or would have easily been no.1)
5. Ighalo


Kabalega wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 7:09 pm
1naija wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 12:50 pm One of the best forwards Nigeria has ever had. He saved us many times.
How are the new “kids” compared to him?

Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 11:05 am
by Kabalega
1naija wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 8:21 pm I personally think none of the kids today compare to him in terms of how he use to come in as a sub and change the outcome of the game. I personally think he was more effective as a sub than as a starter.

Starting from that era, if I were to pick the top 5 among them (STRICTLY AS SE strikers), it would be

1. Yakubu Aiyegbeni
2. Aghahowa
3. Osimhen ( will blow everyone out of the water by the time he is done)
4. Obafemi Martins (I think he waited a bit too long to feature for Nigeria or would have easily been no.1)
5. Ighalo


Kabalega wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 7:09 pm
1naija wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 12:50 pm One of the best forwards Nigeria has ever had. He saved us many times.
How are the new “kids” compared to him?
The Yak :?: I don’t know. That tap-in he missed in SA 2010 against S. Korea is forever etched in my memory. :rotf:
Igahlo peaked a bit late and didn’t have the “right” supporting guys around him with the SE.

Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 1:31 pm
by 1naija
The Yak was a beast for Nigeria despite that miss.
Kabalega wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 11:05 am
1naija wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 8:21 pm I personally think none of the kids today compare to him in terms of how he use to come in as a sub and change the outcome of the game. I personally think he was more effective as a sub than as a starter.

Starting from that era, if I were to pick the top 5 among them (STRICTLY AS SE strikers), it would be

1. Yakubu Aiyegbeni
2. Aghahowa
3. Osimhen ( will blow everyone out of the water by the time he is done)
4. Obafemi Martins (I think he waited a bit too long to feature for Nigeria or would have easily been no.1)
5. Ighalo


Kabalega wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 7:09 pm
1naija wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 12:50 pm One of the best forwards Nigeria has ever had. He saved us many times.
How are the new “kids” compared to him?
The Yak :?: I don’t know. That tap-in he missed in SA 2010 against S. Korea is forever etched in my memory. :rotf:
Igahlo peaked a bit late and didn’t have the “right” supporting guys around him with the SE.

Re: To All Nigerians: “My name is When Julius Aghahowa!”

Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 1:46 pm
by 1naija
Also, the Yak is one of the best AFRICAN forwards to ever play in the EPL.
He appeared in over 250 Premier League matches for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers, and is the fourth highest African goalscorer in Premier League history with 96 goals.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakubu_(footballer)
But if you listen to people here you will think he was the worst player to ever come out of Nigeria. This was in the same EPL that we are saying it's hard to score goals in today.

Kabalega wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 11:05 am
1naija wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 8:21 pm I personally think none of the kids today compare to him in terms of how he use to come in as a sub and change the outcome of the game. I personally think he was more effective as a sub than as a starter.

Starting from that era, if I were to pick the top 5 among them (STRICTLY AS SE strikers), it would be

1. Yakubu Aiyegbeni
2. Aghahowa
3. Osimhen ( will blow everyone out of the water by the time he is done)
4. Obafemi Martins (I think he waited a bit too long to feature for Nigeria or would have easily been no.1)
5. Ighalo


Kabalega wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 7:09 pm
1naija wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 12:50 pm One of the best forwards Nigeria has ever had. He saved us many times.
How are the new “kids” compared to him?
The Yak :?: I don’t know. That tap-in he missed in SA 2010 against S. Korea is forever etched in my memory. :rotf:
Igahlo peaked a bit late and didn’t have the “right” supporting guys around him with the SE.