Etim esin biography of alberta
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Before the days of Jay-Jay Okocha, there was a playmaker in the Nigerian team who was a great dribbler and was even nicknamed “The African Maradona”, his name, Etim Esin.
The Nigerian star footballer who could have been the World Best Player lost it all due to youthful exuberance.
The Nigerian U-20 team was in camp around Surulere, preparing to leave the country in a few days for the 1987 World Cup in Chile.
Etim Esin was the star boy of the team, a supremely gifted player who had something extra each time he was on the ball.
Former Super Eagles striker Charles Okonkwo once said Etim Esin was one of the few players who would effortlessly make the Nigerian team of any generation.
Even the late Stephen Keshi, also had this to say about him: “We had Etim Esin and relied so much on him.
Etim esin biography of alberta
The team was built around him because he had so much skill and had so much to offer. So we said this is our “Diego Maradona” in Nigeria because he can do anything with the ball. It was like he w