Top 10 Nigerian players of all time 

#1 Nwankwo Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu starred for some of the biggest and most renowned clubs in the world including Ajax, Inter Milan, and Arsenal and won a plethora of major honours including the Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup.

He endeared himself to Arsenal fans when he came off the bench with 15 minutes to go and scored a memorable hat-trick to overturn a 2-0 deficit to Chelsea.

His time at Highbury was characterized by numerous impactful appearances from the bench and he won two Premier League titles, including the famous 'Invincible' season of 2003-04.

He went on to play fpr Portsmouth and once again showcased his legendary abilities, scoring the only goals in both the semi-final and final as the 'Pompey' won the 2007 FA Cup.

There were legitimate fears that Kanu's career would have ended before it really begun as he was diagnosed with a serious heart ailment and his successful battle with the condition led to the establishment of the Kanu Heart Foundation which takes care of children with heart ailments free of charge.

His forays with the National team began when he helped Nigeria to victory at the 1993 Under 17 World Cup, a feat he repeated three years later at the Olympic Games. His performance particularly in the elimination of overwhelming favorites Brazil in the semifnal led to him being named the African Player of the Year in 1996 and 11th in the Ballon d'Or voting.

A second African Player of the Year was won in 1999 and in total, he made 87 caps for Nigeria, scoring 12 goals but rather remarkably, despite appearing at six editions, he neither scored in nor won the Africa Cup of Nations.