Okocha, Oliseh snubbed in Bundesliga legends list

Bayern Munich defend­er, David Alaba is the only footballer with links to Nigeria named by celebrated German newspa­per, Bild in its ranking of the Top 100 Players to grace the Bundesliga.

Surprisingly, retired Nigeria internationals Austin Okocha, Sunday Oliseh and Jonathan Akpoborie were not considered for selection, but ex Eintracht Frankfurt hero, Tony Yeboah made the final cut.
Though Okocha, Oliseh and Akpoborie were not endorsed by the Berlin-based publi­cation, the trio excelled at Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart.
Austria international David Alaba was ranked in 98th spot behind ex VfB Stuttgart defen­sive midfielder, Sami Khedira, who now turns out for Real Madrid.
The 22-year-old had been on the books of Bayern Munich since 2008, and had appeared 113 times in the Bun­desliga, scoring 9 goals. The talented wing back, whose stock is increasing eve­ry year, was German champion in 2010, 2013 and 2014.
The top 10 were made up entirely of Germans and there were three players, who still play in the Bundesliga – Ma­nuel Neuer, Bastian Schwein­steiger and Philipp Lahm – who became world champions last year.
German football icon, Franz Beckenbauer followed by Gerd Müller and Lothar Matthaus are the top three players in that order.
A panel of renowned foot­ball experts, including Ottmar Hitzfeld and Otto Rehhagel determined the players that made the list.