The International Federation of Football History and Statistics, has named former Nigerian international goal keeper, Vincent Enyeama, as the greatest African goalkeeper of all time.
Enyeama was chosen because to his exceptional club and national team performances over the course of a more than ten-year career.
Enyeama played for a number of clubs, including Lille, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Enyimba International, among others.
Also, he participated in three World Cup competitions on behalf of Nigeria and was a key contributor to the team’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations triumph.
Enyeama beat out other illustrious goalkeepers from the continent, such as Joseph-Antoine Bell, Thomas N’Kono, and Essam El-Hadary, to be named the best African goalkeeper of all time.
His multiple individual honors, which include being elected the best goalkeeper in the Israeli Premier League three times and the best goalkeeper in Ligue 1 for the 2013–2014 campaign, attest to Enyeama’s extraordinary career as a goalkeeper. With 21 shutouts in the 2013–2014 season, he also holds the record for the most clean sheets in a season in the French top division.
The former shot-stopper is frequently acknowledged as Nigeria’s best goalie of all time and is widely regarded as Lille’s greatest goalkeeper of all time.
