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Super Eagles right-back, Bright Osayi-Samuel has named his five favourite Nigerian football legends.

The Birmingham City star spoke in a recent interview with Oma Sports TV.

When asked to name his favourite Nigerian football legends, the former Fenerbahçe player named Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Joseph Yobo, Vincent Enyeama, and Rashidi Yekini.

“I will say Okocha. He still has a picture frame display in the Fenerbahçe training up still today; they love him there, he is like a legend for them. Kanu, especially when he was at Arsenal and Portsmouth. He is really good,” Osayi-Samuel said.

“Yobo. His picture is also at the Fernabahce training ground. I look up to him. I have spoken to him before, and he gave me advice, very supportive. Enyeama. I used to watch him when I was younger.

“And Yekini. I didn’t really watch him, but I remember my dad used to mention him, that he was one of the greatest players who had played for Nigeria.”

Super Eagles right-back, Bright Osayi-Samuel names his five favourite Nigerian football legends

Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo has backed Victor Osimhen to become captain of the team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Recall that William Troost-Ekong, who was Super Eagles captain, recently announced his retirement from international football.

However, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been widely tipped to take up the captaincy role vacated by Troost-Ekong.

But Ighalo believes Osimhen is the right player to become captain of the Super Eagles because Eric Chelle’s men will listen to him.

“There are several players ahead of Osimhen (as senior players), but now Osimhen is doing well and he has the balls to demand what the team wants,” Ighalo said in an speaking to former Super Eagles media officer Colin Udoh.

“Ndidi is not the talking type, he is a very calm guy, but Osimhen is outspoken, he is going to speak on behalf of the team, he is going to ginger the boys, he’s going to fight for the boys, he will speak to any body he needs to speak to to make sure they are okay.

“The captain job is not easy because your neck in on the line, because whatever the boys demand it’s you that will put it forward to the NFF.

“And if NFF want to come for anybody, they are coming for you because you are the captain.

“With Osimhen, he will speak and nothing can happen because he’s the biggest player in the team, so they won’t want to look down on him, they will listen to him because he’s doing well.”

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Former France international, Patrice Evra has slammed Manchester United legends Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Roy Keane while defending caretaker manager Michael Carrick.

Evra, a former Manchester United left-back, criticized Scholes, Neville and Keane over an ‘unnecessary and negative analysis’ they made about Carrick.

Carrick has won seven out of his first eight games for the Red Devils since he was appointed on an interim basis.

But after Newcastle United defeated Man United at St James’ Park last week, Scholes took a dig at Carrick.

Similarly, Neville and Keane had also criticized Carrick in the past, as they suggested that Man United should not appoint him as permanent manager at the end of the season.

Evra is not pleased with the three former Man Utd players over their comments on Carrick.

The Frenchman told Stake, as quoted by Metro UK: “I hope Paul Scholes’ Instagram story is fake. To be honest, I’m not surprised at that from Scholesy.

“I really don’t understand the lack of support behind Michael Carrick. He is one of us, and he is doing very well. There has been negative analysis from Scholesy, but also from Roy Keane and Gary Neville.

“It annoys me because we want to be in the top four, and those comments are unnecessary, but this is what you do when you work in TV. You can’t be positive, you have to be negative.”

EPL: Negative analysis – Evra slams Scholes, Neville, Keane as he defends Carrick