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712:16
702:15
696:Amokachi
692:14
682:13
672:12
662:11
652:10
581:Babayaro
291:and the
277:defender
73:Defender
1645:Onuachu
1637:Mbokani
1629:Samatta
1573:Mbokani
1517:Kompany
1509:Kompany
1501:Dindane
1250:Amunike
1196:9
1190:Adepoju
1186:8
1176:7
1166:6
1160:Iyenemi
1156:5
1146:4
1136:3
1130:Okunowo
1126:2
1116:1
939:9
929:8
919:7
909:6
903:Iyenemi
899:5
889:4
879:3
873:Okunowo
869:2
859:1
642:9
636:Adepoju
632:8
622:7
612:6
603: (
597:5
587:4
577:3
571:Oparaku
567:2
557:1
376:5 March
250:Nigeria
1669:Denkey
1667:2024:
1661:Trésor
1659:2023:
1651:2022:
1643:2021:
1635:2020:
1627:2019:
1619:2018:
1611:2017:
1603:2016:
1597:Kebano
1595:2015:
1587:2014:
1579:2013:
1571:2012:
1565:Lukaku
1563:2011:
1555:2010:
1547:2009:
1539:2008:
1533:Tchité
1531:2007:
1523:2006:
1515:2005:
1507:2004:
1499:2003:
1493:Dagano
1491:2002:
1483:2001:
1475:2000:
1469:Oulare
1467:1999:
1459:1998:
1453:Mpenza
1451:1997:
1443:1996:
1437:Okpara
1435:1995:
1427:1994:
1421:Ikpeba
1419:1993:
1411:1992:
1335:Akanji
1325:Okpara
1315:Ikpeba
1295:Chukwu
1260:Oliseh
1210:Okocha
1180:Finidi
1003:Okpara
983:Ikedia
953:Oliseh
943:Yakubu
893:Sunday
863:Etafia
776:Baruwa
756:Ikpeba
716:Okafor
706:Oliseh
656:Okocha
646:Yekini
626:Finidi
343:Prison
299:Career
61:Height
1605:Hanni
1275:Sodje
1220:Lawal
1033:Okoye
963:Lawal
923:Agali
746:Iroha
736:Oruma
666:Lawal
561:Rufai
333:final
84:Years
1581:Leye
1485:Mido
1461:Addo
1230:Egbo
1170:West
1150:Kanu
993:Kaku
913:Kanu
616:West
601:Uche
591:Kanu
480:2008
458:2008
436:2008
400:2020
378:2022
323:and
231:O.P.
222:2000
111:1989
94:Apps
88:Team
257:(0)
239:(0)
211:(1)
193:(0)
175:(6)
157:(5)
139:(0)
102:Gls
1687::
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845:–
543:–
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295:.
287:,
254:18
208:67
190:19
172:96
154:88
136:21
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524:t
517:v
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438:.
416:.
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380:.
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