I'm from South Africa but I respect that super team from Nigeria the likes of Daniel Amokachi,Stephen Keshi,Sunday Oliseh,Victor Ikpeba,Nwanko Kanu,Jay Jay Okocha,Babangida,Babayaro,Finidi George,the late Rashidi Yekini,etc!They were Super Eagles!They played like a man possessed!I love them to this day!🙏
Thabethe, Thanks for your comments. The South Africans of the '96 regime were a delight to watch too! John Moshue, Mark Fish, Phil Massinga, Lucas Radebe, Doctor Khumalo etc. Great Guys!
Emmanuel Amunike, Victor Ikpeba, Samson Siasia, Rashidi Yekini the goal machine. These guys were unstoppable in their generation. They went on to win a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta against the mighty Brazil. I can explain more and more.
Oh my God, these guys are national heroes. They played with such energy and enthusiasm. They valued the Jersey and they had the country at heart, unlike the spoiled indomie generation that we have today. Nice video, thanks for the upload.
Y'all had great talents then too. The like John moeshu if I spelt his last name right, mark fish, lucas radebe and the rest of the guys. Don't know what happened to y'all now
I can’t continue watching. As tears kept on rolling down! What happened to the Super Eagles?? Can’t they produce players like them anymore?? My heart bleeds!! Much Love from Ghana.
Thanks for the love . The problem is politics . They don't choose the real talents Any more . They chose by who you know now . But any time they wake up and puck the real talents . SuperEagles will stand again.
During that time, Nigeria beat Ivory Coast in a Friendly Match 4-2. My Mom who's from Nigeria made fun of my Dad who's from Ivory Coast. It was really funny 😂 because she started say: I knew it! at their very first goal, looking at my dad with a proud look 🤣 Nigeria had the same squad too. It was Good times indeed!
And to imagine the Zambian team had lost an entire generation in a plane crash in the build up to the World Cup and the Nations cup was a more than remarkable story.I still remember with pride the Zambian team that went to the Olympics in Seoul 88, they thrashed Italy 4 0 and the entire World took notce of Kalusha Bwalya who scored a hattrick
Nigeria once had the best team in the world no 🧢 The WHOLE continent was rooting for them. To much legends to mention in this generation. RIP Yekini 🙏🏿
This was a beast of a team. As a Ghanaian I dreaded them when i watched as we played them, though we also had that generation of Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, C. K. Akunnor, Frank Amankwah, Anthony Baffoe etc. When they beat us you knew it was too powerful a team. That Super Eagles Team.... Hot like 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶
I remember watching the Nigeria game in the Olympics in 96 with my dad “RIP”late at night when everybody was sleeping in the house. I was 16 .love Nigeria and Nigerian deeply
On point! I was 15. Etched into my memory. All the streets went agog, and I woke up. I sneaked outside and watched the remaining match. After Nigeria won, I couldn't stand the euphoria; so I went with the crowd jubilating. I went too far with the crowd, against my father's order. As I was returning home, I was expecting to be locked out or flogged. But none happened. It seemed my father who didn't like football was carried away by the euphoria.
That celebration of Rashidi Yekini of holding the net, that Amokachi dancing celebration, that rotational dance of Kanu Nwankwo in 1996, that flying headed goal of Emmanuel Amuneke.....it was a privilege to witness those iconic moments that defined history. The squad of 1994......what a generation of GIANTS. God bless them all and thank you so much for this video. Brings me chills.
Diego Maradona was interviewed once after the 98 World cup and said the WC was now club football. The last true WC was 1994, by 94 the standards were already falling. I think the expansion of the WC to 24 and then 32 dropped the quality. Back in the days to qualify for the WC you will sweat blood @@oraclejmt
They made Nigeria proud , I remember Listening to some of the games on Radio with my Dad RIP , it was iconic moment Wen we won Brazil , what a time to be a Nigerian 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
And $1 was like 22 naira then and people were still complaining that things were very hard not knowing that the worst was still ahead with Buhari as President 😄😄😄
The greatest squad ever.Nigeria will never get a football team like these guys.They were good to watch .They loved their football and they had Nigeria at heart.
I am Algerian in 94 I was 12 years old Oliseh Okocha and amokachi. They were my idols that I also remember when they stupidly lost in the World Cup against Italy ... That day I cried ...
@@Danorous Of course ... This Nigeria team was the best selection in the world in the 90s ... but we all know that FIFA and Europe were jealous that an African national team humiliated the European and American teams. .. I think the referee added a lot of lost time ... I don't remember when Italy had to equalize and he deprived Nigeria of two valid penalties ... And to conclude okocha or amokchi to that time deserved to be the best players in the world ... But hey it's always been like that they don't like Africa ...
Okocha was one of the finest but not the best. Kanu Nwanko was the best because of the championships he won with great clubs and Nigeria. Okocha was skillful but not a team player.
fell in love with the team in usa 94, big fan of the super eagle since i was 7 years old with a " codino" like Baggio, cheers from italy nigerian brothers , and may the gods of football gave us another Generation of astonishing players ( italy need it too..)
Best team in what? How many trophies did they win during that period that no other country won? Cameroon won more than them and got to the quarterfinals of the world cup in 1990. So stop celebrating mediocrity! They only won the AFCON in 94 and Olympic gold in 1996. What more? Cameroon won back to back AFCON titles in 2000 and 2002, Olympic gold in Sydney 2000 and got to the quarterfinals of the world cup. Abeg go sleep jor!
@@chris333918 But THIS Nigeria team will be remembered as THE greatest..Why?? Because the brand of football was truly WORLD CLASS..Truly... The freedom with which they played has not been replicated since..THAT'S why..It's about trophies..Yes..But also enjoyment..Probably more so
You are an idiot Prince! What big trophy did the Dutch team of 1974 with Johan Cruyff win? they were still a great team. Nigeria won the Olympics, they had the 1994 World Cup within their grasp when they led Italy 3-0 in the quarters and then they all took a nap on the field and lost the game. One great trophy and extended quality performance in beating Brazil and Argentina in competition make this not only the greatest African team but one of the world's all-time great teams. Go bray your nonsense somewhere else! All praise to Cameroun but AFCON is not really the top of world football, so they have not outdone Nigeria. And Ferhat, if you agree with Prince you are an idiot too. To the great teams that never won the World Cup you jackasses can add the 1974 Poles with Lato, Gadocha, Zarmach, Deyna, Gorgon et. al. You donkeys should go bray somewhere else
@@orvillebrown7235 ...calm down. Our magnificent Super Eagles of the 90s never led Italy 3-0 in the Q/F of any senior FIFA World Cup. Matter of fact, we have never reached the Q/F of any senior FIFA World Cup. In the Round of 16 in WC1994 we led a 10-man Italy by a single goal until we conceded in the dying minutes. Extra time followed and Italy went ahead via a penalty, which proved to be the winner. NGA 1-2 ITA (FT).
Some of the football played at the time by that Nigerian team was simply sublime. They had athletes, technicians with pace and power and allied with the unpredictable brilliance that most Nigerians teams had at the time. They were a joy to watch.
I watched the super Eagles destroy the likes of Spain and I said what? Those were the days, Kudos to our African brothers, Naijja hoyee!!! Loz of luv from Kenya
This team made the whole Africa proud. They beat Brazil and Argentina to win Olympic gold in Atlanta '96. The Brazil team had Bebeto, Ronaldo, and Rivaldo playing! And the Super Eagles went on to beat Spain 3-2 in the 1998 World Cup, topping their qualifying group. The world couldn't believe it. 😊
As proud african from Somalia, I had huge hope from this generation of Nigerian Football Squad to make history for not only Nigeria but for All africans by winning the world cup in 90's.
The Super Eagles of the ‘90’s were the best team ever out of Africa led by Nwankwo Kanu, Jay Jay Okocha, Finidi George, Sunday Oliseh, Ammunike, Victor Ikpeba, Ammokache, Taribo West. Fly Super Eagles!
the best generation ever, Yekini, Amokachi, Fenidi, Babinguida, Kanu, the magician Okocha, this team was able to win the world cup, respect from Algeria
This generation won the 1994 afcon, same year took Nigeria to their first world cup, 2 years after, won Africa first Olympic gold medal, 2000 afcon runner-up. The greatest squad Nigeria ever had till date. These guys never asked for money to play unlike what we have today. They had the passion and pride wearing the green white green jersey
what a generation of great players, a team where a player like Okocha and Ikpbeba comes from the bench, Victor Ikpeba was in the 94 set of super eagles, in fact he was in the team won the nations cup in 94 but didnt play a match, he was on the bench all through the tournament as one of the youngest player in the team, 2 years after he was one of the best player in europe and the best player in french league getting dubbed as the "prince of Monaco" in 1997 he won the African player of the year, Okocha was very good but he couldnt get 90mins play cos there were better players in the team, there is something people didnt know, in 1993 some talented youngster where introduced to the team for trials to see if they could break into the team, it was only 4 players out of the 15 youngster that managed to break into the team and they were Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Victor Ikpeba, and Emmanuel Amuneke, players like Taribo west, Tijani Babangida, Nwankwo Kanu , Garuba Lawal and some other talented youngster who were between the ages of 17 and 19 were dropped, one of the youngster Emmanuel Amuneke who scored the 2 goals that gave Nigeria the trophy the trophy in 1994 final against Zambia was playing his first match for Nigeria having been benched all through the tournament, our coach westahorf said he was kept all through the tournament and was brought in at the final as a joker, in 1995 he went ahead to win the 2nd best African Fooballer of the year behind George Weah, this is to show how talented this team was, they were Ranked the 4th best team in the world and the most entertaining team in the world ahead of teams like Brazil, Atlanta 96 was a beauty to behold because it gave the opportunity to mix the established super eagles with the youngsters, the dropped youngsters from the super eagles in 1994 now had the opportunity to showcase, they took the world my storm and beat world football powerhouses Brazil and Argentina enroute winning the trophy, on paper and on field they were the best players, the youngsters dropped in 1994 were already playing for big clubs in european champions league , Oliseh for Juventus, Taribo west for AC milan, Amuneke for Barcelona, Ikpeba for Monaco Kanu for Ajax including other players in the team, they had more players playing in top clubs in Europe than Brazil and Argentina so it was not a surprise beating Brazil in semi final and Argentina in Final to win the throphy in Atlanta 96
Ikpeba couldn’t make Nigeria starting 11 cos of Yekini just like Wilson Oruma who was one of the best midfielders in French league couldn’t make starting 11 cos of Okocha , and don’t forget that the victorious u17 team in 1993 produced lots of talents like Kanu, babayaro, oruma, Ojigwe, in fact Oruma was the best player in U17 followed by Kanu, Kanu was immediately snapped by Ajax at 16 years and he won the champions league with the star studded Ajax team at the age of 18yrs old and played a key role in the Ajax team despite so young, so when Yekini began to age Ikpeba couldn’t take over cos of Kanu, Kanu took over from Yekini as our striker he was better than ikpeba at his prime and he also won the African footballer of the year so it is understandable why Ikpeba never made our starting 11
We appreciate this Awesome analysis and backstory. What a Legendary squad. Today's team have such a mountain to climb to achieve even half of what they did.
My memories went back to the time when Supereagles beat Brazilian and Argentinian in 1996, and also the time when I played PS2 FIFA and used Nigeria to beat others numerously who used Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy etc..😂 I am a stubborn supporter to Supereagles. I am Chinese.
I'm Tunisian and when I was young we used to watch this superb nigerian team and say..yes yes this is Africa.. That's what africans can do Greetings from Tunisia
This is the Greatest team ever assembled in the Afrikan continent and by right we were supposed to easily win this 94 world cup. There was no team who could match the super eagles in all the the departments. And in south Africa young boys my age at the time we used to model ourselves after these guys and they use to call me finidi George. When they were knocked out of the world cup my sister use to jokingly remind me that I was crying like a baby and would even refuse to eat. Hope Nigeria will give us a team similar to this one again.
I gat chills watching this... I was in primary school in those days, i can never how proud i was to be able to watch these matches live... A honour actually to be alive by den
I am from Algeria and we are proud of you Nigeria always n01 in Africa.. 1994 Nigeria loosed the cup l remember our stars : amokashi. Yekini. Canu. Ketshi. Amoniki... Ex...
Great video, superb editing, masterfully put together. The sequencing starting with USA 94, then Atlanta 96, then back to Tunisia 94 was well thought out. The interpolation of the goals, dribbles and celebrations were very well thought out. God bless you for this video. I was 11 in 1994, and that was the best year of my childhood thanks to the Super Eagles
One love from a Nigerian. We live all our lives wanting to be like KENYANS in long distance races. Every nation in Africa is blessed with one thing or the other that the whole world envy. One love fellow African
I'm lost for words . 💪🏾🦅 That era kept me watching football till now . That's where the love started. They'll deserves a HOF enshrinement! Fly eagles Fly ! ❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️
I can’t stop thinking about how good the super eagles were in the old times. Okocha, Amunike, Kanu, Amokachi, Ikpeba, Babangida, Yekini and good old backflipping Babayaro! God Bless Nigeria even in the new times.
Oh what a wonderful team and players it's really a dream generation like Amokachi-Sunday olisey-nownko kanu-tidjani babangida-George fenidi-Emanuel amunike-Jay Jay okocha the maestro-Sia Sia-and other's so thanks for you and show a new générations to continue this glorious way
We still have such talent in Nigeria but the problem is that Nigeria football federation of now adays if you don't come from a wealthy background dey won't choose you they choose player because of selfish interests, they don't look at players talent.... Because we have many football talented football players that are even far better than the likes of. Messi, Ronaldo, neymar and so on, but politics act are everywhere in Nigeria..... na GOD go save us
Don't be pessimistic. We have a VERY GOOD team right now, and all it takes is a good World Cup performance, and they will be held very highly like the 90s side.
Exactly, it's about finding them. Kudos to Westerhoff. I remember the first day I watched Oliseh play for Super Eagles and he was lifting long passes to Yekini. From that day, I knew Nigeria would be unbeatable. We all know Yekini, but who gave him those passes.
Their shots were as powerful and accurate as of the widely known Batistuta. Their ability to grasp the opportunity from chaotic situations in the box was second to none. It's fun to watch Nigeria playing, 6:23.
What you are basically watching is Brazilian football.. So much pace..so much technique..so much movement... This team is why the 1994 WC is my favorite of all time..Nigeria were one of THE best teams on the planet..The line up was stellar and if not for the player of the tournament (Baggio) who knows where we would have finished..I think that Nigeria team could have won the 94 WC had it progressed past Italy..The best African team in history playing some of the best football i've EVER seen from ANY country
@@african-history-fountain I guess you are one of those paid trolls doing their job..to criticise... if you are really in Nigeria u won't be asking this stupid question....
@@nwaokorodeborah5144 Shut up. Fool. Show us even a little evidence of what you claim, and you're saying your presence in Nigeria alone is enough evidence that you're right? You must think you are in your local village meeting. STUPID IDIOT. Name ONE player that you think should be in the current Super Eagles that is not there because they did not bribe or ''know someone''? JUST ONE. I bet you cannot. ANIMAL. You think you can just come online and make stupid stereotypes and smears without anybody challenging you? Think again.
That guy grabbing the net while celebrating brought tears into my eyes.. We love you then, We love you even now.. Today am wishing them good luck in their next match vs South Africa in the ongoing AFCON 2019, I pray they bring the cup home once again😍😍😍
Very true,i miss them,every player was the best,i remember 1994 world cup 2nd round how they missed to go to quarters by a whisker😭😭 I was a small boy then n memory is still fresh
Ghana was just like any other boring team,i cant even recall two or three players in the ghana team,i can remember all the Nigerian team back then,it was phenomenal,the players had talents,they were world class,they played very entertaining football,they won afcon 94,olympics 96, by then ghana had not ever qualified for world cup
Americans loved the super eagles when they landed at Dallas TX and super eagles didn't disappoint the Yankees.Samson Sia Sia goals at Boston Massachusetts was a clinical finish.Respect to Westerhof and Bonfere Jo for refining Nigeria football and the whole world loved the super eagles of Nigeria. Super 🦅 had too much confidence and the captain big boss Stephen keshi was a true leader and the assistant Peter Rufai ( dodomayana) the best keeper Nigeria has ever had.
as a kid i experienced all of these wonderful historical moments, good times. Super Eagles of 94 were top class in every aspect, they will never be forgotten, they were & still are my heroes.It was a joy & privilege to watch them,love u guys always.Hands down my most favourite video on youtube, almost brought me tears but smiles at the same time. What a video,the music, the editing, i mean it was perfect. Rensenbrink70 , thank u very much, really thanks ALOT! All of us Nigerians owe u one :)
Back when we played dazzling football and had amazing finishers ! most of the goals scored are contenders for best goals in this current football Era, Oliseh’s thunderous strike , amunike’s fly header and Siasia’s touch and strike , Kanu’s golden goal against Brazil ..world class finishes .
Exceptionally gifted complete team....we didnt know what we had then!!! What a generation of talented players!! Im so glad i saw them.play in my time...what a privilege!!!
Na lie o!... We knew what we had, hence we still remember them... How can anyone ever forget how we won the '94 Nations cup with class?... We had one of the best strikers in the world in the person of Ye-King who single handedly brought Victoria Setubal from then 2nd division to 1st div. by the time he was leaving Portugal for Greece, Goal keepers in Portugal did a send forth party for. We had the best right winger in the world Finidi George of Ajax, the best team in Europe then. We Had Peter Rufai, 3 best goalie in the world. Who will ever forget Oliseh?... The Lad played for Ajax, Juventus, and Borussia Dortmund. This super eagles had the fastest attack in the world in the 94. Oliseh's holding role was second to none. Thompson Oliha was an amazing "dirty" worker... ceaselessly yet efficiently mopped up all the mess in and around the midfield. Samson Siasia was an amazing No.9... Fun fact, Siasia was our main striker for a while and was supported by Yekini. Remember at the USA '94 world cup we were voted the most entertaining team in the tournament despite being knocked out at the second round stage. We also got the fair play team award for the group stages. I think we lost it after we hired Shuaibu Amodu (who was a technical wiz) then fired him twice after he qualified us for the 96 nations cup, and the 98 world cup... we never got back to our true selves after then...
Almost 26 years ago..I remember that I was watching Nigerian foot ball playing in 1994 fifa....Emmanuel Amanuke.,Aspirilla,Razide Yekini..Amakochi......
Great Compilation man! Very nostalgic reliving those glory days of the golden era for all who were lucky to have witnessed the Super Eagles of then. Growing up in that era, I watched all these games live and remember them like it was yesterday! That goal by Siasia 3.07 in the counter against Albi-Celeste was majestic, the whole move from when the Eagles intercepted the pass to the goal was just sublime! They feared no one and played with heart and skills.
Great generation of talented players. They were 4th in fifa ranking at time. How about the serenading vibes of Fela Anikulapo Kuti? What a loss to the world!
...5th (Apr 1994) was our highest ever FIFA ranking and 82nd (Nov 1999) our lowest - as of December 2019, our position was 31st. Note that the new ranking system was launched by FIFA in late 1993 - Super Eagles then triumphed in Tunisia (AFCON1994) and accrued many points as a result, rising up the list to 5th. If we are brutally honest with ourselves, we will admit our football has regressed since then.
...abi I lie, @@chimerezeemeruwa? The facts dey there for everyone to see. There is however one sophisticated argument - it is based on the premise that our confederation's poor regional strength (which is used in the calculations for rankings) remains in the bottom bracket, along with Asia and the mighty Oceania. For the rankings calculations, each confederation is assigned a weighting between 0.85 and 1.0, based on the relative performance of the confederations in the last three World Cups. Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC) all share the lowest regional strength weighting, 0.85. At the other extreme, Europe and South America enjoy a weighting of 1.0. Our Super Eagles play the vast majority of our competitive games against African opposition. So, the only real opportunity African nations have to optimise their points score in the rankings is during the World Cup. Yes, every four years. An African team winning AFCON will always bag less rankings points than their counterparts winning the European or South American equivalent. Etc., etc. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that unless African teams excel during the World Cup, the differentials in the calculations mean that, over time, African nations will continue to slide down the pecking order in the FIFA's rankings. Supporter work no easy. Na wa.
THIS IS A VERY LOVELY VIDEO. I RECONNECTED WITH MY CHILDHOOD IMMEDIATELY! THIS VIDEO MADE ME LAUGH, EMOTIONAL, & EVEN MADE MY EYES TEAR UP... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. SOMETHING TO SHOW THE KIDS!
Que saudade dessa epoca, The best soccer team super eagle of Nigeria...... make us happy, Não esqueceremos nunca gloria e esforce de cada participante que colocar Nigeria no patamar mais outa no futebol mundia.
Great video. Love Nigerian style of soccer. So beautiful, effortless and natural. Talented players with great enthusiasm and pride. I spent little part of my childhood in Maidaguri, Nigeria. I love Nigeria and people of this country.
I'm from South Africa but I respect that super team from Nigeria the likes of Daniel Amokachi,Stephen Keshi,Sunday Oliseh,Victor Ikpeba,Nwanko Kanu,Jay Jay Okocha,Babangida,Babayaro,Finidi George,the late Rashidi Yekini,etc!They were Super Eagles!They played like a man possessed!I love them to this day!🙏
Thabethe, Thanks for your comments. The South Africans of the '96 regime were a delight to watch too! John Moshue, Mark Fish, Phil Massinga, Lucas Radebe, Doctor Khumalo etc. Great Guys!
It was a great squad. But Stephen Keshi was already retired. I remember him from the 80's. Was the national team captain
Emmanuel Amunike, Victor Ikpeba, Samson Siasia, Rashidi Yekini the goal machine. These guys were unstoppable in their generation. They went on to win a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta against the mighty Brazil. I can explain more and more.
Oh my God, these guys are national heroes. They played with such energy and enthusiasm. They valued the Jersey and they had the country at heart, unlike the spoiled indomie generation that we have today. Nice video, thanks for the upload.
Y'all had great talents then too. The like John moeshu if I spelt his last name right, mark fish, lucas radebe and the rest of the guys. Don't know what happened to y'all now
Bring back some good memories, in the 90’s we all Africans cheered for Nigeria 🇳🇬
They had the potential to win it all including the World Cup
6:07-6:10 That defense though 😂
They won the Olympics, but lack of alertness for the full game, I guess, made this generation miss winning the World Cup.
That is right...4th or 5th rank in that time....⚽️.......🥅
I can’t continue watching. As tears kept on rolling down! What happened to the Super Eagles?? Can’t they produce players like them anymore??
My heart bleeds!!
Much Love from Ghana.
Thank you
Thanks for the love . The problem is politics . They don't choose the real talents Any more . They chose by who you know now . But any time they wake up and puck the real talents . SuperEagles will stand again.
Yeah. A great team indeed full of talented players.
Corruption killed every sector in Nigeria
The greedy NFA/NFF officials wouldn't allow the best to be in National team. It's their pocket first before anything
This was the Super Eagles of AFRICA in those days. When they won, all Africa danced, and when they lost the whole continent cried. GREAT MEMORIES
Great memories 🙏🏻🥁🥁🥁🙏🏻⚽️......🥅
Loving Nigerian team since 1998 because of Ockhocha....one day they will lift the world cup....love from INDIA.....
AMEN
2022 will be the year when Ghana or Nigeria reached the world cup final
Zambia lost to Nigeria in the Africa cup final 2-1 and I was supporting Nigeria, am from Zambia. Rashidi and his net celebration I love it!
During that time, Nigeria beat Ivory Coast in a Friendly Match 4-2. My Mom who's from Nigeria made fun of my Dad who's from Ivory Coast. It was really funny 😂 because she started say: I knew it! at their very first goal, looking at my dad with a proud look 🤣 Nigeria had the same squad too. It was Good times indeed!
@@stephanrhodes4227 😁😁 Nigerian speak English and Ivory coast speaking French !! How They communicate
@@stephanrhodes4227 😅😅😅 funny
And to imagine the Zambian team had lost an entire generation in a plane crash in the build up to the World Cup and the Nations cup was a more than remarkable story.I still remember with pride the Zambian team that went to the Olympics in Seoul 88, they thrashed Italy 4 0 and the entire World took notce of Kalusha Bwalya who scored a hattrick
Nigeria once had the best team in the world no 🧢 The WHOLE continent was rooting for them. To much legends to mention in this generation. RIP Yekini 🙏🏿
They never dis
@@tyronelorenzovalentio3414 Shut up even in europe who has a better player than nigerians... the new nigerians is a fuck up team nw
This was a beast of a team. As a Ghanaian I dreaded them when i watched as we played them, though we also had that generation of Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, C. K. Akunnor, Frank Amankwah, Anthony Baffoe etc. When they beat us you knew it was too powerful a team. That Super Eagles Team.... Hot like 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶
I remember watching the Nigeria game in the Olympics in 96 with my dad “RIP”late at night when everybody was sleeping in the house. I was 16 .love Nigeria and Nigerian deeply
God bless you.
My condolences to your dad. What country you from?
@@beholdtheman3161 he is from senegal
On point! I was 15. Etched into my memory. All the streets went agog, and I woke up. I sneaked outside and watched the remaining match. After Nigeria won, I couldn't stand the euphoria; so I went with the crowd jubilating. I went too far with the crowd, against my father's order. As I was returning home, I was expecting to be locked out or flogged. But none happened. It seemed my father who didn't like football was carried away by the euphoria.
J.J Okocha the best African played in the history of Fenerbahçe. We owe a lot to him. Thanks.
What about john moshoeu from SA the best african to play for fenebahce
That celebration of Rashidi Yekini of holding the net, that Amokachi dancing celebration, that rotational dance of Kanu Nwankwo in 1996, that flying headed goal of Emmanuel Amuneke.....it was a privilege to witness those iconic moments that defined history. The squad of 1994......what a generation of GIANTS. God bless them all and thank you so much for this video. Brings me chills.
Today all teams just suck compared to the show the World Cup was back then. Now it's just all commercial reality TV
Rashidi holding the net reminds me of the intro of the Gillette world sport special program when i was a kid
I am talking SERIOUS chills.
Diego Maradona was interviewed once after the 98 World cup and said the WC was now club football. The last true WC was 1994, by 94 the standards were already falling. I think the expansion of the WC to 24 and then 32 dropped the quality. Back in the days to qualify for the WC you will sweat blood @@oraclejmt
Magicians ! Love to Nigeria from Syria
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We love too
We are still praying for you
May Allah swt make Syrian happy and bring peace to your lovely country
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long live Nigeria you've always represented Africa the perfect way, Love from Morocco
They made Nigeria proud , I remember Listening to some of the games on Radio with my Dad RIP , it was iconic moment Wen we won Brazil , what a time to be a Nigerian 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
And $1 was like 22 naira then and people were still complaining that things were very hard not knowing that the worst was still ahead with Buhari as President 😄😄😄
The greatest squad ever.Nigeria will never get a football team like these guys.They were good to watch .They loved their football and they had Nigeria at heart.
We have them now. Watch out for afcon 22 and 22 world cup
I hope we have Team like or better than this Team again
I am Algerian in 94 I was 12 years old Oliseh Okocha and amokachi. They were my idols that I also remember when they stupidly lost in the World Cup against Italy ... That day I cried ...
Yea we all cried. Nigeria would have won that world cup in my opinion
@@Danorous Of course ... This Nigeria team was the best selection in the world in the 90s ... but we all know that FIFA and Europe were jealous that an African national team humiliated the European and American teams. .. I think the referee added a lot of lost time ... I don't remember when Italy had to equalize and he deprived Nigeria of two valid penalties ... And to conclude okocha or amokchi to that time deserved to be the best players in the world ... But hey it's always been like that they don't like Africa ...
@@Danorous They would have gone far for sure. :)
i cried as well
Wasn't even born then but I feel you bro
I fell in love with this team in 1994 WC. They were really crazy. And their craziness made them best
I couldn't stop smiling ☺.
This was my childhood memories and I am still smiling ☺.
Jay jay okocha one of the finest footballer ever produced but very underreated .
Okocha was one of the finest but not the best. Kanu Nwanko was the best because of the championships he won with great clubs and Nigeria. Okocha was skillful but not a team player.
@@pandassassinoverlord9252 You don't know what you are saying
@DR GAMER, OKOCHA is a good player but wasn't as good as KANU NKANKWO.
OKOCHA never won Africa Best Player throughout his career.
What a glorious golden era. It was a privilege to watch the super eagles. My eyes were filled with tears of nostalgia.
the best African team ever...from DR Congo...we called ourselves Nigerian player's name...everyone was a genius...my childhood memory
A dream team that was able to offer Africa its first football world Cup. From DR Congo i'm fan of Super eagle specially jay-jay okocha
fell in love with the team in usa 94, big fan of the super eagle since i was 7 years old with a " codino" like Baggio, cheers from italy nigerian brothers , and may the gods of football gave us another Generation of astonishing players ( italy need it too..)
Figa avevamo una squadra invinvibile. Cmq Non preoccupati..l'Italia con sta squadra giovane va lontano ricordati le mie frasi...FORZA AZZURRIIII
Magico Divin Codino🔴⚫🔴⚫⚽
Amen brother, God heal your land too
This was a great time for we all africans not only nigerians. Love from malawi .
Yeso 😄
This is the team every African team should aspire to be. The best team to every represent us 🔥🔥🇳🇬🇨🇮💪🏾
Nigeria !!!!!! BRAZIL OF AFRICA , FROM MOROCCO , I LOVE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FOOTBALL
Thanks
No no .ghana brazil of africa
Kkkkiki Brasil: 5🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Nigéria: 0
@@laudemara.b.1736 7-1 I dont care about 5 fake world cup by european fifa
@@laudemara.b.1736 cara você é idiota
Pride of Africa ..One Love From Zimbabwe
This generation will ever be remembered as the best team ever in not only Nigeria but entire Africa.
Best team in what? How many trophies did they win during that period that no other country won? Cameroon won more than them and got to the quarterfinals of the world cup in 1990. So stop celebrating mediocrity! They only won the AFCON in 94 and Olympic gold in 1996. What more? Cameroon won back to back AFCON titles in 2000 and 2002, Olympic gold in Sydney 2000 and got to the quarterfinals of the world cup. Abeg go sleep jor!
i am agree with you
@@chris333918 But THIS Nigeria team will be remembered as THE greatest..Why?? Because the brand of football was truly WORLD CLASS..Truly... The freedom with which they played has not been replicated since..THAT'S why..It's about trophies..Yes..But also enjoyment..Probably more so
You are an idiot Prince! What big trophy did the Dutch team of 1974 with Johan Cruyff win? they were still a great team. Nigeria won the Olympics, they had the 1994 World Cup within their grasp when they led Italy 3-0 in the quarters and then they all took a nap on the field and lost the game. One great trophy and extended quality performance in beating Brazil and Argentina in competition make this not only the greatest African team but one of the world's all-time great teams. Go bray your nonsense somewhere else! All praise to Cameroun but AFCON is not really the top of world football, so they have not outdone Nigeria. And Ferhat, if you agree with Prince you are an idiot too. To the great teams that never won the World Cup you jackasses can add the 1974 Poles with Lato, Gadocha, Zarmach, Deyna, Gorgon et. al. You donkeys should go bray somewhere else
@@orvillebrown7235 ...calm down. Our magnificent Super Eagles of the 90s never led Italy 3-0 in the Q/F of any senior FIFA World Cup. Matter of fact, we have never reached the Q/F of any senior FIFA World Cup.
In the Round of 16 in WC1994 we led a 10-man Italy by a single goal until we conceded in the dying minutes. Extra time followed and Italy went ahead via a penalty, which proved to be the winner. NGA 1-2 ITA (FT).
Some of the football played at the time by that Nigerian team was simply sublime. They had athletes, technicians with pace and power and allied with the unpredictable brilliance that most Nigerians teams had at the time. They were a joy to watch.
The team was built on physical Strength , skill and coordination.
....and the price of food was cheap compare to now :) they ate well and played well.
@@cyempaul3518The country is getting worse. Real protests
This brought tears to my eyes.. What a generation
Alegbe Kehinde same
You're not alone. We all cry when we see this.
You said it bro...what a generation!!! With all the nonsense that went on at the then NFA, these guys inspired us to always believe! #salute
Tears rolling down😭😭😭
Fine generation
God Bless Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
No
Greatest generation of super eagles. It was magical growing up in that era in 1994
Jay Jay Okocha & Uche. Much love from Fenerbahce and Turkey ❤. Nigeria teams were legends 🇳🇬
I watched the super Eagles destroy the likes of Spain and I said what? Those were the days, Kudos to our African brothers, Naijja hoyee!!! Loz of luv from Kenya
This team made the whole Africa proud. They beat Brazil and Argentina to win Olympic gold in Atlanta '96. The Brazil team had Bebeto, Ronaldo, and Rivaldo playing! And the Super Eagles went on to beat Spain 3-2 in the 1998 World Cup, topping their qualifying group. The world couldn't believe it. 😊
The goals are just excellent with a big laughter 😂😂 from me 🇳🇬 how they celebrated 🥂🍾 🤳
Me too 😂😂😂
As proud african from Somalia, I had huge hope from this generation of Nigerian Football Squad to make history for not only Nigeria but for All africans by winning the world cup in 90's.
such moments🤩 i can say in 96 Atlanta all Egyptians was watching super eagles and support them like the egptian team
The Super Eagles of the ‘90’s were the best team ever out of Africa led by Nwankwo Kanu, Jay Jay Okocha, Finidi George, Sunday Oliseh, Ammunike, Victor Ikpeba, Ammokache, Taribo West.
Fly Super Eagles!
These are the squad my Saudi friend was talking about... well respected all over the world. Heroes
the best generation ever, Yekini, Amokachi, Fenidi, Babinguida, Kanu, the magician Okocha, this team was able to win the world cup, respect from Algeria
Cheema okeri. Emeca esugio. Chibusor played in india.they played brfore world cup matches....love Nigeria ⚽️.......🥅
From Algeria we love you brothers..
Algerian love youuuuu
I couldn't hold back the tears....I love my country Nigeria
Ladrones
This generation won the 1994 afcon, same year took Nigeria to their first world cup, 2 years after, won Africa first Olympic gold medal, 2000 afcon runner-up. The greatest squad Nigeria ever had till date. These guys never asked for money to play unlike what we have today. They had the passion and pride wearing the green white green jersey
what a generation of great players, a team where a player like Okocha and Ikpbeba comes from the bench, Victor Ikpeba was in the 94 set of super eagles, in fact he was in the team won the nations cup in 94 but didnt play a match, he was on the bench all through the tournament as one of the youngest player in the team, 2 years after he was one of the best player in europe and the best player in french league getting dubbed as the "prince of Monaco" in 1997 he won the African player of the year, Okocha was very good but he couldnt get 90mins play cos there were better players in the team, there is something people didnt know, in 1993 some talented youngster where introduced to the team for trials to see if they could break into the team, it was only 4 players out of the 15 youngster that managed to break into the team and they were Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Victor Ikpeba, and Emmanuel Amuneke, players like Taribo west, Tijani Babangida, Nwankwo Kanu , Garuba Lawal and some other talented youngster who were between the ages of 17 and 19 were dropped,
one of the youngster Emmanuel Amuneke who scored the 2 goals that gave Nigeria the trophy the trophy in 1994 final against Zambia was playing his first match for Nigeria having been benched all through the tournament, our coach westahorf said he was kept all through the tournament and was brought in at the final as a joker, in 1995 he went ahead to win the 2nd best African Fooballer of the year behind George Weah, this is to show how talented this team was, they were Ranked the 4th best team in the world and the most entertaining team in the world ahead of teams like Brazil, Atlanta 96 was a beauty to behold because it gave the opportunity to mix the established super eagles with the youngsters, the dropped youngsters from the super eagles in 1994 now had the opportunity to showcase, they took the world my storm and beat world football powerhouses Brazil and Argentina enroute winning the trophy, on paper and on field they were the best players, the youngsters dropped in 1994 were already playing for big clubs in european champions league , Oliseh for Juventus, Taribo west for AC milan, Amuneke for Barcelona, Ikpeba for Monaco Kanu for Ajax including other players in the team, they had more players playing in top clubs in Europe than Brazil and Argentina so it was not a surprise beating Brazil in semi final and Argentina in Final to win the throphy in Atlanta 96
Marie van Antwerpen , I remember one of Ikpeba’s teammates at FC Monaco extremely surprised that he was not amongst the first 11.
Ikpeba couldn’t make Nigeria starting 11 cos of Yekini just like Wilson Oruma who was one of the best midfielders in French league couldn’t make starting 11 cos of Okocha , and don’t forget that the victorious u17 team in 1993 produced lots of talents like Kanu, babayaro, oruma, Ojigwe, in fact Oruma was the best player in U17 followed by Kanu, Kanu was immediately snapped by Ajax at 16 years and he won the champions league with the star studded Ajax team at the age of 18yrs old and played a key role in the Ajax team despite so young, so when Yekini began to age Ikpeba couldn’t take over cos of Kanu, Kanu took over from Yekini as our striker he was better than ikpeba at his prime and he also won the African footballer of the year so it is understandable why Ikpeba never made our starting 11
Well articulated and analyzed. You've said it all
Marie van Antwerpen guy you good
We appreciate this Awesome analysis and backstory. What a Legendary squad. Today's team have such a mountain to climb to achieve even half of what they did.
This is the best video on the internet
Love Nigeria from Eritrea 🇪🇷🇳🇬
My memories went back to the time when Supereagles beat Brazilian and Argentinian in 1996, and also the time when I played PS2 FIFA and used Nigeria to beat others numerously who used Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy etc..😂
I am a stubborn supporter to Supereagles. I am Chinese.
😂🤣
🤣😂🤣😂👏🏽👏🏽
Comment of the year! 🤣🤣🤣😅
I'm Tunisian and when I was young we used to watch this superb nigerian team and
say..yes yes this is Africa.. That's what africans can do
Greetings from Tunisia
You really captured the spirit of the team. Not just the mesmerizing technical play but also those amazing fans and the fantastic celebrations.
This is the Greatest team ever assembled in the Afrikan continent and by right we were supposed to easily win this 94 world cup. There was no team who could match the super eagles in all the the departments. And in south Africa young boys my age at the time we used to model ourselves after these guys and they use to call me finidi George. When they were knocked out of the world cup my sister use to jokingly remind me that I was crying like a baby and would even refuse to eat. Hope Nigeria will give us a team similar to this one again.
Nigeria style 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 i’m from Algéria 🇩🇿 love my brother and sisters african
TQ brother
Love to you too.
Energy
Pace
Entertainment
It was a complete football
Their dedication was 200%
There was less curruption
They lay down their life for Nigeria
I gat chills watching this... I was in primary school in those days, i can never how proud i was to be able to watch these matches live... A honour actually to be alive by den
Prince Tom in those days about to finish my secondary,..
I am from Algeria and we are proud of you Nigeria always n01 in Africa.. 1994 Nigeria loosed the cup l remember our stars : amokashi. Yekini. Canu. Ketshi. Amoniki... Ex...
Great video, superb editing, masterfully put together. The sequencing starting with USA 94, then Atlanta 96, then back to Tunisia 94 was well thought out. The interpolation of the goals, dribbles and celebrations were very well thought out. God bless you for this video. I was 11 in 1994, and that was the best year of my childhood thanks to the Super Eagles
RIP Rashidi YEKINI
le pole edziria ou celui des polizaries maux de tetes africa united goldone noneone on hearring child of europpe.
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From Kenya i love ninjas proved they are best
One love from a Nigerian. We live all our lives wanting to be like KENYANS in long distance races. Every nation in Africa is blessed with one thing or the other that the whole world envy. One love fellow African
@@bolanlebamidele683 very true
I'm lost for words . 💪🏾🦅 That era kept me watching football till now . That's where the love started. They'll deserves a HOF enshrinement! Fly eagles Fly ! ❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️
Maybe the best african National Team ever....so powerful, with such an agressive and entertaining style...they all ran and ran ...
I can’t stop thinking about how good the super eagles were in the old times. Okocha, Amunike, Kanu, Amokachi, Ikpeba, Babangida, Yekini and good old backflipping Babayaro! God Bless Nigeria even in the new times.
Who's watching in 2019???
Best Achiever me 25/10/2019
I hate this question.
I am just enjoying myself watching the past glories with some real nice original Afrobeat tunez😎😊😊😊😊😊
From sudan I love Nigeria
Marhabbeek! My Sudanese brother!
Oh what a wonderful team and players it's really a dream generation like Amokachi-Sunday olisey-nownko kanu-tidjani babangida-George fenidi-Emanuel amunike-Jay Jay okocha the maestro-Sia Sia-and other's so thanks for you and show a new générations to continue this glorious way
As I watch these clips I couldn't hold back the tears. What went wrong with this country? God save Nigeria.
Me tee my brother
Me too
We still have such talent in Nigeria but the problem is that Nigeria football federation of now adays if you don't come from a wealthy background dey won't choose you they choose player because of selfish interests, they don't look at players talent.... Because we have many football talented football players that are even far better than the likes of. Messi, Ronaldo, neymar and so on, but politics act are everywhere in Nigeria..... na GOD go save us
Don't be pessimistic. We have a VERY GOOD team right now, and all it takes is a good World Cup performance, and they will be held very highly like the 90s side.
Corruption, religious and ethnic bullshit.
They are still good talent like this on the street but corruption will not let it be😏😏
Exactly, it's about finding them. Kudos to Westerhoff. I remember the first day I watched Oliseh play for Super Eagles and he was lifting long passes to Yekini. From that day, I knew Nigeria would be unbeatable. We all know Yekini, but who gave him those passes.
It's a shame
That is very true....
Many of them of course we all nors that money is football in nigerian my brother was a very good skill tops 7. Play
People who shouldn’t have anything to do with football now run the NFF.
Ahhh mid 90s Nigeria, epic team! I’m glad I got to witness it, because it’s been downhill ever since.
Their shots were as powerful and accurate as of the widely known Batistuta. Their ability to grasp the opportunity from chaotic situations in the box was second to none. It's fun to watch Nigeria playing, 6:23.
I think this set has played Nigerian soccer to its peak already. Never knew we had this much fantastic times in football
What you are basically watching is Brazilian football.. So much pace..so much technique..so much movement... This team is why the 1994 WC is my favorite of all time..Nigeria were one of THE best teams on the planet..The line up was stellar and if not for the player of the tournament (Baggio) who knows where we would have finished..I think that Nigeria team could have won the 94 WC had it progressed past Italy..The best African team in history playing some of the best football i've EVER seen from ANY country
Best team Nigeria ever produced... when people were selected based on true talent... now it is 'who do you know?'
NWAOKORO DEBORAH can you explain the situation?
kuroro lucifer explains what
How do you know that? Just talking rubbish. Have you ever sat in a meeting of NFF to know how they pick players?
@@african-history-fountain I guess you are one of those paid trolls doing their job..to criticise... if you are really in Nigeria u won't be asking this stupid question....
@@nwaokorodeborah5144 Shut up. Fool. Show us even a little evidence of what you claim, and you're saying your presence in Nigeria alone is enough evidence that you're right? You must think you are in your local village meeting. STUPID IDIOT. Name ONE player that you think should be in the current Super Eagles that is not there because they did not bribe or ''know someone''? JUST ONE. I bet you cannot. ANIMAL. You think you can just come online and make stupid stereotypes and smears without anybody challenging you? Think again.
That guy grabbing the net while celebrating brought tears into my eyes..
We love you then, We love you even now..
Today am wishing them good luck in their next match vs South Africa in the ongoing AFCON 2019, I pray they bring the cup home once again😍😍😍
"That guy" is Rashidi Yekini. A monster of a striker. Sole bearer of the number 9 jersey. Gone from us but never forgotten. RIP.
This was the only African team capable of winning the World Cup.
Sadly till this day....it was and still is
Very true,i miss them,every player was the best,i remember 1994 world cup 2nd round how they missed to go to quarters by a whisker😭😭
I was a small boy then n memory is still fresh
this team still the best in Africa.
the 2nd one is Gana2010
They could not even make it to the quarters. Ghana's two showing at the World cup were better!
Ghana was just like any other boring team,i cant even recall two or three players in the ghana team,i can remember all the Nigerian team back then,it was phenomenal,the players had talents,they were world class,they played very entertaining football,they won afcon 94,olympics 96, by then ghana had not ever qualified for world cup
من مصر تحية لهذا الفريق الذي شرف الكرة الأفريقية وكان الأفضل مع كبار العالم لعب محترفين لياقة عالية احتفالاتهم مميزة لعب جماعي وفردي راءع والجميع راءع
Restore our Land 🇳🇬 Oh God 👑 ⭐️⭐️🍁.
Watching in 2019.
This video actually soaked my eyes 😢😢♥️
That Olympics team was unstoppable. What a team they had 👍
Great footage, great video. Thank you so much. Cameroun of late 90's and begining of 2000's was also a great African team.
Super eagles my best team
May Allah bless Nigeria 🇳🇬🥰❤❤❤
Americans loved the super eagles when they landed at Dallas TX and super eagles didn't disappoint the Yankees.Samson Sia Sia goals at Boston Massachusetts was a clinical finish.Respect to Westerhof and Bonfere Jo for refining Nigeria football and the whole world loved the super eagles of Nigeria. Super 🦅 had too much confidence and the captain big boss Stephen keshi was a true leader and the assistant Peter Rufai ( dodomayana) the best keeper Nigeria has ever had.
What I enjoyed most is the way we celebrate goals then
I remember always looking forward then to see the newest goal celebration
The 94 team was the best African team ever
This generation are amazing. They are not just a players, I call them footballer
as a kid i experienced all of these wonderful historical moments, good times. Super Eagles of 94 were top class in every aspect, they will never be forgotten, they were & still are my heroes.It was a joy & privilege to watch them,love u guys always.Hands down my most favourite video on youtube, almost brought me tears but smiles at the same time. What a video,the music, the editing, i mean it was perfect. Rensenbrink70
, thank u very much, really thanks ALOT! All of us Nigerians owe u one :)
Hello from Turkey 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Amokachi uche okocha very good player
Back when we played dazzling football and had amazing finishers ! most of the goals scored are contenders for best goals in this current football Era, Oliseh’s thunderous strike , amunike’s fly header and Siasia’s touch and strike , Kanu’s golden goal against Brazil ..world class finishes .
Super eagles, are freak of nature,so proud of you guys to the core
That was the year Nigeria should have won the world cup. Fantastic football players all round.
Exceptionally gifted complete team....we didnt know what we had then!!! What a generation of talented players!!
Im so glad i saw them.play in my time...what a privilege!!!
Na lie o!... We knew what we had, hence we still remember them... How can anyone ever forget how we won the '94 Nations cup with class?... We had one of the best strikers in the world in the person of Ye-King who single handedly brought Victoria Setubal from then 2nd division to 1st div. by the time he was leaving Portugal for Greece, Goal keepers in Portugal did a send forth party for. We had the best right winger in the world Finidi George of Ajax, the best team in Europe then. We Had Peter Rufai, 3 best goalie in the world. Who will ever forget Oliseh?... The Lad played for Ajax, Juventus, and Borussia Dortmund. This super eagles had the fastest attack in the world in the 94. Oliseh's holding role was second to none. Thompson Oliha was an amazing "dirty" worker... ceaselessly yet efficiently mopped up all the mess in and around the midfield. Samson Siasia was an amazing No.9... Fun fact, Siasia was our main striker for a while and was supported by Yekini. Remember at the USA '94 world cup we were voted the most entertaining team in the tournament despite being knocked out at the second round stage. We also got the fair play team award for the group stages.
I think we lost it after we hired Shuaibu Amodu (who was a technical wiz) then fired him twice after he qualified us for the 96 nations cup, and the 98 world cup... we never got back to our true selves after then...
لما يتكرر هذا الجيل الجميل من مهارات عاليه وسرعه خياليه حد الجنون وفنون وتفاهم وانسجمام وين المنتخب النيجيري اليوووم؟
Almost 26 years ago..I remember that I was watching Nigerian foot ball playing in 1994 fifa....Emmanuel Amanuke.,Aspirilla,Razide Yekini..Amakochi......
Who cares
@@D95RO 🖕
Asprillia?! He was Colombian not Nigerian bro!
Great Compilation man! Very nostalgic reliving those glory days of the golden era for all who were lucky to have witnessed the Super Eagles of then. Growing up in that era, I watched all these games live and remember them like it was yesterday! That goal by Siasia 3.07 in the counter against Albi-Celeste was majestic, the whole move from when the Eagles intercepted the pass to the goal was just sublime! They feared no one and played with heart and skills.
Great generation of talented players. They were 4th in fifa ranking at time. How about the serenading vibes of Fela Anikulapo Kuti? What a loss to the world!
It's actually his son Seun's song
...5th (Apr 1994) was our highest ever FIFA ranking and 82nd (Nov 1999) our lowest - as of December 2019, our position was 31st. Note that the new ranking system was launched by FIFA in late 1993 - Super Eagles then triumphed in Tunisia (AFCON1994) and accrued many points as a result, rising up the list to 5th. If we are brutally honest with ourselves, we will admit our football has regressed since then.
@@illitrait Baba you are an ancestor 😂😂😂😂
...abi I lie, @@chimerezeemeruwa? The facts dey there for everyone to see.
There is however one sophisticated argument - it is based on the premise that our confederation's poor regional strength (which is used in the calculations for rankings) remains in the bottom bracket, along with Asia and the mighty Oceania.
For the rankings calculations, each confederation is assigned a weighting between 0.85 and 1.0, based on the relative performance of the confederations in the last three World Cups.
Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC) all share the lowest regional strength weighting, 0.85. At the other extreme, Europe and South America enjoy a weighting of 1.0.
Our Super Eagles play the vast majority of our competitive games against African opposition. So, the only real opportunity African nations have to optimise their points score in the rankings is during the World Cup. Yes, every four years.
An African team winning AFCON will always bag less rankings points than their counterparts winning the European or South American equivalent. Etc., etc.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that unless African teams excel during the World Cup, the differentials in the calculations mean that, over time, African nations will continue to slide down the pecking order in the FIFA's rankings.
Supporter work no easy. Na wa.
@@illitrait you know lie at all.
THIS IS A VERY LOVELY VIDEO.
I RECONNECTED WITH MY CHILDHOOD IMMEDIATELY!
THIS VIDEO MADE ME LAUGH, EMOTIONAL, & EVEN MADE MY EYES TEAR UP...
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.
SOMETHING TO SHOW THE KIDS!
Thank you for this lovely comment. Glad you enjoyed the video; it was fun making it.
Wow......a combination of raw strength and immaculate skills.
How did we waste this? Chai!!!!!
Que saudade dessa epoca, The best soccer team super eagle of Nigeria...... make us happy, Não esqueceremos nunca gloria e esforce de cada participante que colocar Nigeria no patamar mais outa no futebol mundia.
Tears to my eyes 🥲 Can’t believe we were actually this good 🇳🇬
It's so sad
Great video. Love Nigerian style of soccer. So beautiful, effortless and natural. Talented players with great enthusiasm and pride. I spent little part of my childhood in Maidaguri, Nigeria. I love Nigeria and people of this country.
Todo Latinoamérica estaba a muerte con las águilas de Nigeria.
Saludos desde Perú.
I cheered for them in two WC 94 + 98. They deserved better. Greets from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
My favourite team ❤️ Uche Okechukwu, Finidi George, Amokachi, Okocha, Yegini, Amunike, Kanu.