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| Christian Madu...downed by stroke |
Christian Madu, a former
Green Eagle and Rangers International star, needs help with his medical bills
and upkeep.
THIS IS A DIRECT APPEAL FOR HELP. TO SUPPORT, THE
PAYMENT PLATFORM IS VERONICA MADU / DIAMOND BANK / 0048114836
THIS POST IS NOT
SPONSORED.
For
those of our readers too young to remember the man nicknamed "Gabo", Christian
Madu was the player that the Mathematical Segun Odegbami, himself a genius with
the ball, in 2010, named as one of the top 50 Nigeria footballers ever and one
of the best in the 70’s.
On
record, Odegbami said, “The Midfield in the 70’s saw the first generation of
exceptionally gifted midfield players. Mudashiru Lawal, Christian Madu, Sani
Mohammed, Stanley Okoronkwo, Alloysius Atuegbu, Haruna Ilerika - all were
football artists and magicians on the ball. But there is no disputing Haruna's
exceptional dribbling skills and creativity, and Muda Lawal's immaculate ball
control, tireless running, pin-point accurate passing and his goal-scoring ability.
They
both ruled the Nigerian creative midfield through most of the decade, with the
support of Alloysius Atuegbu, Felix Agbonifo for Bendel Insurance mostly,
Christian Madu and Stanley Okoronkwo for brief periods. Henry Nwosu and
Sylvanus Okpala came in at the tail end of that decade.”
Considering that Odgebami is the only Nigerian to be named on CAF’s team of the century surely then he must know a thing or two about who was truly great.
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