Sunday Oliseh believes Nigeria could have gotten better results from Rashidi Yekini at USA 94 and the team could have done better but for the deep rooted division in the team.
Oliseh said, "The only reason why I am saying this is that for the future and for the country, for people to learn and because I feel that honours have not been given to Yekini like it should…some players had beefs with Yekini and all that."
One would never forget Yekini's famous goal celebration inside the Bulgarian net after a sweeping move initiated by Oliseh inside Nigeria's half. His quick change of pace and precision passing to Daniel Amokachi who brilliantly guided the ball down the right flank to Finidi George.
Finidi accelerated down the flank and picked out Yekini for the simple tap in, score and the stadium erupted into a sea of green and white and joyous chants of Nigeria.
The world would watch in amazement as Yekini moved into the net and alone, all alone.He would chant, scream all by himself, an image that personified the legendary goalscorer supreme and one of the defining moments of USA 94. No one came to meet him.
Of course he had some beef with some players because I was in the background, I was watching everybody and I know those who were…”
“Some of our our players were madly, sickly, mentally jealous and the moment Yekini was named the highest player. he was leaving for Panathinaikos. There was some jealousy there and Yekini himself, was not smart enough to calm things down…but with due respect…”
Oliseh believes Yekini was special, "which other striker do we have in the history of Nigeria, who strikes 30 metres shots. If Yekini can count the number of goals at the highest level, it will be over a hundred… of all the strikers we talk about in Nigeria, which other striker?" he queried.
"None! None! None! “He exclaimed “None!…the only striker that comes close was maybe Ikpeba…None! None! None!” Oliseh recalled.
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