SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, (THEWILL) – Former Super Eagles winger, Pius Ikedia, says his height did not hinder his abilities during his playing days.
He spoke on a radio programme on Brila FM, arguing that his talent compensated for his size.
“I think the height of a thing is that if such a player has the talent your height will be overlooked.
“There’s a kind of talent such a player will possess teams will overlook your height. It’s just like (Diego) Maradona and (Lionel) Messi.”
Responding to the question about his most memorable match for the Super Eagles, the ex-Ajax Amsterdam player said: “My Best game for Nigeria was the one I played at the National Stadium (Surulere) against Zimbabwe during the Sydney 2000 Olympic qualifier.
“We needed to win the game 4-0 and the funny thing was that Zimbabwe coach was former Super Eagles coach Clemens Westerhof.
“So we needed four goals to qualify for the Olympics and a day before the match I couldn’t sleep. I remember asking Yakubu Aiyegbeni and other teammates how are we going to score four goals? But I just said we are playing at home and with God everything is possible.
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“The first half was 2-0 in the second half we managed to score the third goal and in the 85th minute I made the fourth goal. That was how we qualified for the Olympics so that game I can never forget.”
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