{"id":236002,"date":"2025-09-26T09:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/burna-boy-leaves-out-messi-ronaldo-picks-two-nigerian-stars-one-brazilian-as-football-goats\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:07:08","slug":"burna-boy-leaves-out-messi-ronaldo-picks-two-nigerian-stars-one-brazilian-as-football-goats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/burna-boy-leaves-out-messi-ronaldo-picks-two-nigerian-stars-one-brazilian-as-football-goats\/","title":{"rendered":"Burna Boy Leaves Out Messi, Ronaldo, Picks Two Nigerian Stars, One Brazilian As Football GOATs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grammy Award-winning Nigerian Afrobeats star, Burna Boy, has surprised football fans worldwide with his all-time greats list, leaving out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/h2>\n

Instead, Burna Boy placed Austin \u2018Jay-Jay\u2019 Okocha, Ronaldinho, and Victor Osimhen at the top of his choices.<\/p>\n

The \u2018African Giant\u2019<\/em> made the revelation during an appearance on GOAT Talk, a YouTube series by Complex, where celebrities debate their best and worst across different topics.<\/p>\n

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Asked to name his three Greatest footballers of All Time, Burna Boy instantly mentioned Okocha, the legendary Super Eagles retired player, Brazil\u2019s Ronaldinho, and current Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n

His selection has stirred conversations, especially since Messi and Ronaldo have defined an era of football dominance, winning a combined 13 Ballon d\u2019Or titles over nearly two decades.<\/p>\n

The Afrobeats star was joined on the show by tennis legend Roger Federer, who added a light-hearted moment by asking about Nigeria\u2019s national team nickname.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Super Eagles,\u201d<\/em> Burna Boy replied confidently. \u201cCan they fly?\u201d<\/em> Federer joked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can\u2019t fly, but they can win some games\u2026 and lose some too,\u201d<\/em> Burna Boy said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

Federer later gave his own GOAT picks, naming Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Diego Maradona, Messi, and Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

For many Nigerians, Burna Boy\u2019s nod to Okocha comes as no surprise. The former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder was widely celebrated for his dazzling dribbles, flair, and creativity on the ball. Ronaldinho, another magician of the game, remains a global icon whose joyful style inspired millions.<\/p>\n

Osimhen\u2019s inclusion reflects his meteoric rise as Nigeria\u2019s biggest football export. At just 26, the striker has already been named African Player of the Year and secured a Ballon d\u2019Or nomination in 2023.<\/p>\n

Currently playing at Galatasaray, Osimhen is central to Nigeria\u2019s World Cup qualification hopes and continues to carry the weight of fans\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n

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Grammy Award-winning Nigerian Afrobeats star, Burna Boy, has surprised football fans worldwide with his all-time greats list, leaving out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead, Burna Boy placed Austin \u2018Jay-Jay\u2019 Okocha, Ronaldinho, and Victor Osimhen at the top of his choices. The \u2018African Giant\u2019 made the revelation during an appearance on GOAT Talk, a YouTube […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":236003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[324,2055,2056,134,514],"class_list":["post-236002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-burna-boy","tag-goats","tag-jay-jay-okocha","tag-roger-federer","tag-victor-osimhen"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250926-094622-1000x600.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}