I will pick - Veteran Nollywood star names his all-time Super Eagles great

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I will pick - Veteran Nollywood star names his all-time Super Eagles great

Hassan Abdulsalam 09:46 - 28.06.2025

Segun Arinze has revealed his top picks for the greatest Super Eagles players of all time.

Veteran Nollywood actor Segun Arinze has revealed his top picks for the greatest Super Eagles players of all time.

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He didn’t leave out the late Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria’s all-time leading goalscorer, describing him with a tinge of sorrow.

What Arinze said

Arinze’s picks are a reflection of Nigeria’s footballing golden era in the 1990s and early 2000s, a time when the Super Eagles dazzled on the global stage, capturing the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, participating in multiple World Cups, and winning Olympic gold in 1996.

“We’ve had so many footballers that are great. I will pick Kanu Nwankwo and Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha. If I will add a third, that would be Victor Ikpeba.”

“The late Rashidi Yekini was good, even though death played a fast one on him," he said.

The screen legend, who has graced Nigerian television and film for over three decades, also added that Super Eagles players has to decide ~d~ maybe they will go to the 2026 FIFA World Cup or not.

He added, "It depends on the boys. They have to decide that. And also, the NFF will also have to get their bearing right and quit playing dirty stupid politics. Give the boys their allowances and make sure you take care of their welfare."