1997 Africa player of the year winner and Nigeria ex international Victor Ikpeba has voiced his worries over the absence Of Nigeria players in the CAF awards and also in the CAF team of the year despite placing 3rd in the just concluded AFCON which was eventually won by Algeria.
The African Nations Cup and Olympic football gold medal winners couldn’t hide his contempt over the country’s players failure over the years on the bigger stage of recognitionm
It’s so hard to believe that a Nigerian didn’t make the final XI, I kept wondering if we truly merited a place in this line up, it’s very disappointing, Ikpeba allayed.
*African Best XI*
Andre Onana
Serge Aurier
Joel Matip
Khalidou Koulibaly
Achraf Hakimi
Idrissa Gueye
Riyad Mahrez
Hakim Ziyech
Mohamed Salah
Pierre Aubameyang
Sadio Mane
Speaking further, the former Monaco man didn’t spare his grieve over Nigeria’s inability to break out in the global stage, “Our footballers and our football are not up there. They keep going down consistently over time, 1999 was the last time a Nigerian (Nwankwo Kanu) won the best African player award, it’s such a shame”
