Nigeria: Amunike, Oliseh, Okocha, ex-Everton boy in Finidi George’s top pick Super Eagles Best XI
Former AFC Ajax Amsterdam winger Finidi George has named a few of Nigeria’s finest-ever footballers in his top choice Super Eagles’ best eleven, Soccernet. ng reports.
Finidi was a key part of arguably the most effective Super Eagles squad in history, making a difference in the team winning the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.
The former Real Betis star played a significant part in making a difference in Nigeria’s qualifying for the country’s first-ever appearance at the FIFA World Cup also in 1994.
At the competition in the United States, Finidi scored a goal to lift Nigeria to two memorable triumphs over Greece and Bulgaria, with the Super Eagles making it to the knockout rounds.
Finidi was included in his last major competition for Nigeria at the AFCON 2000, where he did his bit to power the Super Eagles to a second-place finish.
Asked by Victor Modo to put together in a starting eleven the best players he worked with in the national team, Finidi picked former Deportivo la Coruna shot-stopper Peter Rufai ahead of his peers
Former Super Eagles coach Augustine Eguavoen slotted into the right-back role, whereas gentle giant Uche Okechukwu, 2013 AFCON-winning coach Stephen Keshi, and left-back Ben Iroha completed the defensive setup.
Former Juventus midfielder Sunday Oliseh and ex-PSG playmaker Austin Okocha were favored in the center of the park. Finidi named himself on the right flank and handed the opposite wing to one-time Barcelona pro-Emmanuel Amunike.
Former Everton striker Daniel Amokachi gets Finidi’s nod to partner upfront with amazing Nigerian forward Rashidi Yekini.
Finidi served as the Super Eagles caretaker coach for Nigeria’s two friendly matches against Ghana and Mali in March.
The former Mallorca attacker led the Super Eagles to a 2-1 triumph over Ghana’s Black Stars before his group fell to a surprise 2-0 misfortune to Mali’s Les Aigles.
Finidi’s Dream Super Eagles XI: Rufai; Eguavoen, Okechukwu, Keshi, Iroha; Finidi, Oliseh, Okocha, Amuneke; Amokachi, Yekini
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