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    Post by TITO Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:11 pm

    Milla Voted Best African Player In The Last 50 Years

    Cameroon legend, Roger Milla, has been named as Africa’s best player in the last 50 years after a poll by followers of African football through the Caf website.

    Milla polled a total of 2246 points to beat his closest challenger Mahmoud El-Khatib of Egypt, who secured 2165 points.

    Milla won the African Footballer of the Year Award in 1976 and regained it in 1990, after he led Cameroon to the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup at the age of 38.

    He became the oldest player to score a goal in the World Cup in 1994 when the Indomitable Lions lost 1-6 to Russia.

    The Confederation of African Football also is planning several other events to mark its fiftieth anniversary celebrations next month.

    Part of the celebration will see a youth tournament involving Caf's four founder members - Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Sudan.

    Below is the list of the best 30 players in the last fifty years:

    1- Roger MILLA (Cameroon) 2246
    2- Mahmoud EL KHATIB (Egypt) 2165
    3- Hossam HASSAN (Egypt) 2011
    4- Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) 1840
    5- Abedi PELE (Ghana) 1783
    6- Georges WEAH (Liberia) 1604
    7- Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast ) 1467
    8- Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) 1209
    9- Rabeh MADJER (Algeria) 1176
    10- Kalusha BWALYA (Zambia) 1073
    11- Michael Essien (Ghana) 996
    12- Austin Okocha (Nigeria) 921
    13- Saleh Selim (Egypt) 850
    14- Lahcène Lalmas (Algeria) 791
    15- Benni McCarthy (South Africa) 782
    16- El Hadj Diouf (Senegal) 711
    17- Noureddine Naybet(Morocco) 692
    18- Rashidi Yakini (Nigeria) 649
    19- Hany Ramzy (Egypt) 608
    20- Hassan Shehata (Egypt) 605
    21- Lucas Radebe(South AFRICA) 557
    22- Tarek Diab (Tunisia) 541
    23- Mohamed El Timoumi (Maroc) 539
    24- Anthony Yeboah (Ghana) 511
    25- Salif Keita (Mali) 476
    26- Karim Abdel Razak (Ghana) 430
    27- Samel Osei Kuffour (Ghana) 368
    28- Lakhdar Beloumi (Algeria 305
    29- Rigobert Song (Cameroon) 283
    30- Nasr Eldeen (JAKSA) Abbas (Sudan) 202
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    Post by Tweesus Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:14 pm

    I'm surprised Weah is so low, pity he never got to show his stuff at the World Cup
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    Post by Deluded F*ck™ Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:15 pm

    Naybet only 17th Laugh
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    Post by SuperMario Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:16 pm

    Beloumi 28th that's a joke. Madjer 9th too. They should both be ranked higher.
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    Post by TM Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:17 pm

    Drogba should be first. Doh Wink
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    Post by doninha Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:01 pm

    What a ridicullous final score!!! Roger Milla???

    OK, I also find him a fun WC story and a player that earned his place in the books for his merit... but to be the best African Player in the last 50 years?

    His club record is nothing special, and his international record is quite good... but nothing spectacular.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Milla

    I feel happy understanding that African Football is finally providing players uncontestably World Class - Essien, Etoo, Drogba, ... and they should top that list (among some real class players that were achievers, like Madjer, among others).
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    Post by Protheus Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:25 pm

    9- Rabah MADJER (Algeria) 1176

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4B--qYWIKs

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    Post by fcb Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:27 pm

    If Etoo wins a few more trophies and Golden boots, will he be no. 1 on that list at the end of his career?

    I think so...
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    Post by Romford Pele Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:41 pm

    Where's Jay Jay in that list??
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    Post by SuperMario Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:58 pm

    yours truly wrote:Where's Jay Jay in that list??
    12th
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    Post by Romford Pele Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:00 pm

    Haha lol sorry should be higher up though
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    Post by DD Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:19 pm

    Eusebio would have run away with the prize.
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    Post by Roger Hunt Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:24 pm

    Weah = #1.
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