Football fans are going back and forth over who the most successful Nigerian player is.
This follows comments made by former Super Eagles skipper, John Mikel Obi.
Speaking in a podcast, Mikel Obi claimed that he is “still the most successful and decorated football player in Nigeria.”
He said, “I am still the most successful and decorated football player in Nigeria. But he [Victor Osimhen] got an award that I never got. He was ranked number 8 in the world by Ballon d’Or. That’s absolutely amazing. I must say congratulations. The season you had, it was fantastic and I never got to that stage. You’ve raised the bar so high.”
However, on social media, fans have mentioned former Arsenal, Inter Milan and Ajax forward Kanu Nwankwo as more successful and decorated.
@deejayfaremi wrote: “It’s not a debate who’s the most decorated player…it’s obviously Kanu.
“Kanu had 14 club trophies (including the UCL & Europa League) + 3 for the national team (all levels). Two African Player Of The Year awards too.
“Mikel had 11 club trophies (UCL & Europa League) + 1 for the national team. His biggest individual achievement was second in African POTY.
“What’s the debate?”
@almightywallace: On paper, not the streets. Kanu and Okocha will always have the streets.
@Tamilore_D: Find it interesting that this was the quote that was chosen from the interview considering that most of it was him shedding light on the impact that Victor Osimhen has made by being ranked 8th in the Ballon d’Or list.
@OlisaOsega: Successful? I don’t know but he’s definitely the most decorated Nigerian footballer ever.
