who else agree that etoo is the best african player ever

i think over and over again he has proving this. i think samu as a team player and individual he is just brilliant in my opinions best african player of all time

what do u guys think

African Pele

No doubt Eto'o is the best.

he is so perfect, maybe he is very egotistic but this is what makes him so great he knows hes good and demands respect i like that in players

is also probably one of the biggest 'big game' players ever, how many others have done what he has in the biggest games. i can think of ronaldo, zidane, cannvaro, lampard etc who constantly made brilliance performances in the most important times but etoo does it all the time! hes a magician,w henever barcelona needed him he was there and is the same with internazionale when he singlehandedly won them the games against bayern last the other day and who can forget his inspriational performance on the wing against barca last season, he plays with big heart and desire and will play in any position for the team like a boss

Needs to prove himself in the EPL.

I think Essien can compete with Etoo as best current African player, but yah it's between those two.

It is eto.

The master of time and space.

I heard at his top speed he run overs water.

Not ever I mean theres George Weah...

i think essien is world class but has not being good form for many months in my opinion i think this may being permanent as the injuries may have doing to muchd amage to him and may never be as good as he use to be plus even in saying that i think essien was never quite same level as etoo anyways, only drogba for 1-2 seasons but after that etoo stands alone but this is just my opinion

weah is a beast one of my favorite players ever i even have a signed program by him but i think etoo has surpass him

etoo record against english teams(big 4)

15 game, 8 goal, 5 assist

Yeh i think Eto'o is the best but i didn't see any before the 1990's so wouldn't know.

BigPoppaSmurf wrote:Needs to prove himself in the EPL.

'Cause winning two CL titles back to back and being an elite striker in La Liga and Serie A isn't enough right?

Nope. Only time a CL trophy counts is when you win it on English soil, scoring 10 goals in each game played against the English teams. You also most knock out all 4 English sides for your victory to be legitimized.

Scuba Steve wrote:Nope. Only time a CL trophy counts is when you win it on English soil, scoring 10 goals in each game played against the English teams. You also most knock out all 4 English sides for your victory to be legitimized.

Hm...have to agree. After all, only English teams are legitimate.

Jay Jay Okocha was a world class footballer, his techique was out of this world. I don't know why he didn't play for bigger clubs because he certainly could have. I remember watching old match on video when him and kanu ripped Brazil into pieces in the Olympics.

Jay Jay is one of my favourite ever players.

Love him.

Alex Song is up there.

NZG wrote:It is eto.

The master of time and space.

I heard at his top speed he run overs water.

Torresxvilla wrote:

BigPoppaSmurf wrote:Needs to prove himself in the EPL.

'Cause winning two CL titles back to back and being an elite striker in La Liga and Serie A isn't enough right?

He was being sarcastic.

Sami is undoubtedly the best African player ATM and has a legitimate claim to being the best striker in the world as well.

Eto'o was just behind Thierry Henry when Henry was the best striker in the world. Drogba at his peak and Eto'o at his peak, I'd say Eto'o was and is the better striker out of the 2 of them. Eto'o would excel in the EPL imo.
Some say David Villa is better than Eto'o, but I believe Eto'o is the all round better player. Faster, stronger, more of a team player than Villa (Although Villa is a good team player himself) and more.
Eto'o > Any striker imo.

George Weah

Eto'o is the truth.

Hes top class player but for me the best african is Yakubu Ayakbeni.

I think Seydou Doumbia has the potential to be the best Afriacan striker of all time.

If justin hoyte played for somolia then he could be considered the best african player

Eto'o is the best African ever imo too.

Couldn't believe Barca got rid of him for Ibra and 45 Million Euros. He's streets ahead of Ibra

King eto'o Best african footballer EVER

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Despite this miss Eto'o is amazing and has to be up there for best African player of all time aswell as best striker in the world atm.
Eboue and Song should be up there too

Roger Milla

Eto'o is the best African player of the past decade perhaps, but not ever. Based on players I have seen play during my lifetime, I would rank Eto'o as the second best African player. I personally rank Aboutrika higher.

In 2007 CAF published the list of top 30 African players who played in the period from 1957 to 2007...

1. Roger Milla
2. Mahmoud El Khatib
3. Hossam Hassan
4. Samuel Eto'o
5. Abedi Pele
6. George Weah
7. Didier Drogba
8. Nwankwo Kanu
9. Rabah Madjer
10. Kalusha Bwalya
11. Michael Essien
12. Augustine Okocha
13. Saleh Selim
14. Hacène Lalmas
15. Benni McCarthy
16. El Hadji Diouf
17. Noureddine Naybet
18. Rashidi Yekini
19. Hany Ramzy
20. Hassan Shehata
21. Lucas Radebe
22. Tarak Dhiab
23. Mohammed Timoumi
24. Anthony Yeboah
25. Salif Keita
26. Karim Abdul Razak
27. Samuel Kuffour
28. Lakhdar Belloumi
29. Rigobert Song
30. Nasr Abas El Din

In 1999, the IFFHS came up with the following ranking for the best player of the century...

1. George Weah
2. Roger Milla
3. Abédi Pelé
4. Lakhdar Belloumi
5. Rabah Madjer
6. Théophile Abega
7. Laurent Pokou
8. Kalusha Bwalya
9. Ahmed Faras
10. Finidi George