Great memories - to see 2 teams going at it like Real Men. No time wasting, no rolling around after a hard tackle, no requests for ref to issue yellow cards,- just playing hard and fast for the LOVE of the Game.Beautiful.❤
Seedorf isn't talked about alot. I wonder why that is. This guy is a legend already. He can play anywhere on the football pitch and produce class for 90 mins.
This was the beginning of demise of the Eagles once we no longer had Yekini!The team could not or struggled to score goals!Yekini would have had a hat trick in that game!I never knew Seedorf played wing back or right winger!I only remembered him as a midfield general at Ajax , Madeid and Milan!The Dutch showed "Total Football" in this game!
This was in the run up to the 1998 World Cup. Preparations were characterized by poor planning and player-indiscipline, and the team was given a roasting in this match. Yekini was part of the team, but was clearly past his peak. Kanu would eventually have his heart problem and not make the team to the World Cup. We would later play other warm up matches, losing 1-0 to Germany and 3-0 to Yugoslavia, among other prep matches. However, at the World Cup proper, the team shocked even their most ardent supporters (myself inclusive) by defeating Spain 3-2 in their opening match, and later qualifying from a group that also included Bulgaria and Paraguay. Equally shockingly, they fell 4-1 at the second round to a relatively poor Danish side. The Danes out-thought and out-worked the Eagles, and richly deserved their win. By that match, visions of glory had distracted the Eagles, and rather than focus on Denmark, the boys had trained their thoughts on Brazil, which was the next match. Rufai’s goalkeeping against Denmark was shocking. The entire team was totally not at the office on match day. For this match though, it must be noted that Holland was clearly one of the best teams in the world that year. They would eventually make it to the semi-final of the World Cup, and were only eliminated on penalties by Brazil after drawing 1-1 after extra time. There was nothing to choose between they and Brazil. In this match though, they met a Nigerian team that did not take the match seriously. The score would have been different under other circumstances. Though I still feel the Dutch were the better team, a 5-1 score line certainly flatters them!
Jay Jay Okocha is a wizard in the middle of the pitch. In his prime, he was virtually unmarkable in the middle of that pitch, as the play maker in arguably the best eleven "Super Eagles" ever, the '94 set, Jay Jay's exquisite dribbling techniques, top-notch shot and pass selection are just on a different level.
My first ever football match. Seedorf was a class act. Didn't even know he had such pace. But Okocha was something else. What he could do with the ball, his pin-point passes, etc. What a player!
@@Ayoray10 Exactly right. 25 years later, Seedorf showed his quality in the goal he scored last month in the charity game. Crazy touch, turn and shot. Hope u saw it.
Dutch football in its prime full o superstars. Played with high intensity and techniques. This team should have won France 98. Great game too from Super eagles of Nigeria. Amokachi was forcing through an injury
That was the golden era of football. A lot of national teams were overloaded of great players. This Dutch team is my favorite team ever. I don't think Messi and Cr7 would have thrived in this era.
I watched this game live, I can't forgive Seedorf for what he did to Nigeria. This game is among the 3 friendlies Nigeria played just weeks before France I998. We played German, Holland and I can't remember the last one but I think it was Yugoslavia.
It was against Yugoslavia. We lost woefully 3-0. That Abiodun Baruwa back pass😂😂😂. We lost other games to Deportivo La Corona 5-1 and 4-0 loss to Compostella both club sides in Spain. Infact we lost all friendly games we played enroute to the world cup
Make una Dey deceive una self 😂 😂 how many complete pass Okocha deliver unlike seedorf? The difference is clear! I no say Baba no sabi play ball ooo.. but the thing far from each other..
@@darkodarko147una just like every opportunity to discredit jay, Holland were dominant and were clearly better team jay jay individual brilliance still stood out, Holland was in their prime
Our game was okay especially after okocha came on. However our defence left a lot to be desired. They kept tearing us apart through the wings and there was no tactical change from the coaches to curb that..
Los buenos viejos tiempos aquellos. Todos los equipos estaban plagados de grandes jugadores y los estadios estaban jodidamente repletos de aficionados. Si alguna vez llegasen a inventar la maquina del tiempo juro que viajare al pasado para no volver jamas. 👍
No body is talking about the Netherlands team play, pass accuracy and effective tactics against Super Eagles (SE). Bunch of the SE passes were to the wrong side every little time in front of goal, the team play wasn't great for us, apart from Jay Jay's passes no other good passes to penetrate the Ned's strong defence. Most of the problem then still exists in the SE today, African football needs alot attention from the grassroots 😢😢😢
...thank you, @firemanvisual. I am a big fan of Jay-Jay, but it is so obvious that these two individuals were on different levels here - yet we continue to crow about Jay-Jay's skills, even when they consistently fail to produce the killer ball. We don't like to discuss it, but there is a good reason no single top team signed him. After all, what is the point of showmanship if there is zero efficiency or tactical nous?
very true even with yekini Nigeria was nowhere close to this classy dutch team..okocha too was skillful but compared to seedorf he was he was just a class below
it was a bad day for Nigerians then...but the game was beautiful. gone are the sweet days where Nigerian football was a game to watched and be entertained
@@DreamteamCarlo I am aware of all of this.. but that team had mostly Dutch players on arsenal..to me that’s stacked.😂 plus I know Kanu was on that team because he was one of my favorite players.
tenho a camisa daqueles jogos olimp até hj. que nostalgia. me fizeram sonhar com uma possível vitória nas copas seguintes. mesmo assim ficaram na história do jogo.
Players of that generation were strong. Zero diving, ref allows enough contact no meaningless yellow cards. At some point Dutch & Nigeria got in a slight physical altercation, but they quickly fixing it by taping each other on the back. And ref understood it. Today ref 9/10 ref will follow them all and distribute yellows. We got today Neymar & Suarez, etc… talented but world class divers.
This is the highest level the Super Eagles have ever attained,undermining the scoreline, they faced a higher superior opponents who were arguably the best side in the world then, the Nigerians still played some good football
Yes, running full speed and having to measure a whipped cross that is about to bounce! There are very few people who have the instincts to strike that as he did. 99.99% of the world attempting that would be a disaster.
Please this Nigerian team were outplayed & out classed. I am so ashamed honestly. What was Peter Rufai doing in the goal post? 😅 We were just playing without a purpose in our final 3rd. And I saw we played without an outright striker a pure number 9. Where was Yekini?
Bro you're just that one person who have just said what I'd wanted hear. For goodness sake, these guys really messed with us in this pitch Jesus christ
Seedorf (Sampdoria, Inter, Milan) Davids (Milan, Juve, Inter) Kluivert (Milan) Van der Sar (Juve) Stam (Lazio, Milan) Winter (Lazio, Inter) Bogarde (Milan) Jonk (Inter) Kanu (Inter) Oliseh (Reggiana, Juve) West (Inter, Milan) So many legends on the pitch!
Seedorf is in top 5 European midfielders who ever played the game. Fast, powerful, perfect cardio, skills, vision, shot, pass,dribling... etc. Real player and daddy of the game, played in golden age dominating with 95 Ajax Real Madrid 98 and Milan 02 - 12 best version of Clarence
Seedorf…a perfect admixture of strength, balance, technique and intellect. A monster of the midfield indeed. Simply a privilege to watch him play.
Fact
one of my favorite players of all time. So poised!
hi@@carysundling1938
And Van Basten went to Germany in '06 without him
@@mzwandilemahlaba5029 criminal.
Memories😂😂....this was the super eagles last friendly match before France 1998 world cup ...I was there live in Amsterdam!!😅
I bet you an old man now😅. Time flies!! Stay blessed
@@olufemi42 yes oo..aging with grace 😂. Bless you bro
Golden generation on both sides but yes, Seedorf was a monster and certified baller. One player I wish could never retire.
Good old days
Okocha didn't play we in this match
Great memories - to see 2 teams going at it like Real Men. No time wasting, no rolling around after a hard tackle, no requests for ref to issue yellow cards,- just playing hard and fast for the LOVE of the Game.Beautiful.❤
Jay Jay okocha still truly always one of the best African play maker players in the history of football 🦶 ⚽
Wetin e collect ? Dey play
not just africa he is one of too few relly too few
He doesn't fold under pressure at all
Okocha is magic
@@carysundling1938his family are richer than you now shey you know ,even his granddaughter and son so you sef dey play
Seedorf was a monster. So special in the midfield
But I thought seedorf was a French player ?
@@2wenty1_savage38Dutch
@@2wenty1_savage38LOL. NO. He was Surinamese Dutch.
Hundred percent agree. Only, in this game, he clearly played on the wing.
Without doubt, he was the Master in this match, very impressive
Both Midfielders were magical
I'm a Nigerian however the only magician in this game was Clarence Seedorf. He kept our defense and midfield on their toes throughout the game.
Okocha changed the game for the Nigerians. He held on to the ball more and gave passes. He was definitely influential.
You should have seen the game. The Dutch were far superior. Overmars played like an icon.
@@bosunibrahim4924 I don't think that fact was argued in any comment. It is Okocha's influence on the game that was questioned.
Okocha would have made assists if he was on the other side
Okocha played better in this game than he did in the whole France 98 as far as I can remember...
Seedorf was such a quality asset back n the days, I grew up wanting to play like him
As a Nigerian I have to give a special honor to Clarence Seedorf. What a beast he was!
Seedorf isn't talked about alot. I wonder why that is. This guy is a legend already. He can play anywhere on the football pitch and produce class for 90 mins.
I don't understand too. Maybe Peoples memory
This was the beginning of demise of the Eagles once we no longer had Yekini!The team could not or struggled to score goals!Yekini would have had a hat trick in that game!I never knew Seedorf played wing back or right winger!I only remembered him as a midfield general at Ajax , Madeid and Milan!The Dutch showed "Total Football" in this game!
Yekini was still in the team at this point.
All through passes from okocha wasted
@@samuelamadi8023No
Couple crucial passes went thru .
This was in the run up to the 1998 World Cup. Preparations were characterized by poor planning and player-indiscipline, and the team was given a roasting in this match. Yekini was part of the team, but was clearly past his peak. Kanu would eventually have his heart problem and not make the team to the World Cup. We would later play other warm up matches, losing 1-0 to Germany and 3-0 to Yugoslavia, among other prep matches. However, at the World Cup proper, the team shocked even their most ardent supporters (myself inclusive) by defeating Spain 3-2 in their opening match, and later qualifying from a group that also included Bulgaria and Paraguay. Equally shockingly, they fell 4-1 at the second round to a relatively poor Danish side. The Danes out-thought and out-worked the Eagles, and richly deserved their win. By that match, visions of glory had distracted the Eagles, and rather than focus on Denmark, the boys had trained their thoughts on Brazil, which was the next match. Rufai’s goalkeeping against Denmark was shocking. The entire team was totally not at the office on match day.
For this match though, it must be noted that Holland was clearly one of the best teams in the world that year. They would eventually make it to the semi-final of the World Cup, and were only eliminated on penalties by Brazil after drawing 1-1 after extra time. There was nothing to choose between they and Brazil. In this match though, they met a Nigerian team that did not take the match seriously. The score would have been different under other circumstances. Though I still feel the Dutch were the better team, a 5-1 score line certainly flatters them!
Jay Jay Okocha is a wizard in the middle of the pitch.
In his prime, he was virtually unmarkable in the middle of that pitch, as the play maker in arguably the best eleven "Super Eagles" ever, the '94 set, Jay Jay's exquisite dribbling techniques, top-notch shot and pass selection are just on a different level.
Hats off for both players
My first ever football match.
Seedorf was a class act. Didn't even know he had such pace.
But Okocha was something else. What he could do with the ball, his pin-point passes, etc. What a player!
Me too oo. I didn't know Seedorf was this good. I thought he only had strength and a shot
@@Ayoray10 Exactly right.
25 years later, Seedorf showed his quality in the goal he scored last month in the charity game.
Crazy touch, turn and shot.
Hope u saw it.
I will never forget this match
France 98
Dutch football in its prime full o superstars. Played with high intensity and techniques. This team should have won France 98.
Great game too from Super eagles of Nigeria. Amokachi was forcing through an injury
That was the golden era of football. A lot of national teams were overloaded of great players. This Dutch team is my favorite team ever. I don't think Messi and Cr7 would have thrived in this era.
Prime was 74 Netherland, bsst team ever in football.
I was gonna say the same thing this Netherlands team was amazing and should have won 🏆 in France 98
Now this is what I call football beautiful
Pretty intense for a practice match.. :)
Thanks for sharing!
I watched this game live, I can't forgive Seedorf for what he did to Nigeria. This game is among the 3 friendlies Nigeria played just weeks before France I998.
We played German, Holland and I can't remember the last one but I think it was Yugoslavia.
It was against Yugoslavia. We lost woefully 3-0. That Abiodun Baruwa back pass😂😂😂. We lost other games to Deportivo La Corona 5-1 and 4-0 loss to Compostella both club sides in Spain. Infact we lost all friendly games we played enroute to the world cup
Nigeria lost those 3 friendlies to Germany, Netherlands and Yugoslavia and then went on to beat Spain and Bulgaria in France 98.
Memories.
@@joshuaking1291before being humiliated by Denmark.
Okocha was just making defence spliting passes ❤ 😍
No one is talking about those long range passes from Okocha
No comparison when it come to okocha
I only saw 5-1
Okocha should have been a Brazilian
They were just wasting the chances Okocha was creating
Make una Dey deceive una self 😂 😂 how many complete pass Okocha deliver unlike seedorf? The difference is clear! I no say Baba no sabi play ball ooo.. but the thing far from each other..
That's because 5 of Seedorf's long range passes led to 5 goals.
Seedorf was one of the players that provoke Jay Jay Okocha to display more skills.
Okocha is a midfield master . See as the game changed after his introduction
Hmm it Changed to huge defeat no doubt! 😅😂
@@darkodarko147😂 Nigerians love being entertained in the midst of mediocrity
@@darkodarko147una just like every opportunity to discredit jay, Holland were dominant and were clearly better team jay jay individual brilliance still stood out, Holland was in their prime
@@darkodarko147 atleast u guys are our wives.. we f*ck SA front and back , even under the tree,in the rain
@@akoladepatrick1081 my brother we are still their masters. They are just envious
Wonderful! I miss this football…
Seedorf is the real gem 💎
Our game was okay especially after okocha came on.
However our defence left a lot to be desired.
They kept tearing us apart through the wings and there was no tactical change from the coaches to curb that..
Eba Nation collect wotowoto from Netherlands 😂😂😂
I remember this match them. It was a friendly match
Los buenos viejos tiempos aquellos.
Todos los equipos estaban plagados de grandes jugadores y los estadios estaban jodidamente repletos de aficionados.
Si alguna vez llegasen a inventar la maquina del tiempo juro que viajare al pasado para no volver jamas. 👍
Golden Nigerian Generation vs Golden Dutch Generation
Nigeria was outclassed! Seedorf wad unstoppable!
Miss this kind of play 🥹
No body is talking about the Netherlands team play, pass accuracy and effective tactics against Super Eagles (SE). Bunch of the SE passes were to the wrong side every little time in front of goal, the team play wasn't great for us, apart from Jay Jay's passes no other good passes to penetrate the Ned's strong defence.
Most of the problem then still exists in the SE today, African football needs alot attention from the grassroots 😢😢😢
...thank you, @firemanvisual. I am a big fan of Jay-Jay, but it is so obvious that these two individuals were on different levels here - yet we continue to crow about Jay-Jay's skills, even when they consistently fail to produce the killer ball. We don't like to discuss it, but there is a good reason no single top team signed him. After all, what is the point of showmanship if there is zero efficiency or tactical nous?
very true even with yekini Nigeria was nowhere close to this classy dutch team..okocha too was skillful but compared to seedorf he was he was just a class below
That was a complete team, the Nederland
What a team ( the Netherlands ) ?
Okocha understood football abeg
I remember this match, it made me cry.
Duas das camisas mais bonitas da história do futebol!!!!
it was a bad day for Nigerians then...but the game was beautiful. gone are the sweet days where Nigerian football was a game to watched and be entertained
Complete show of wonder for Seedorf, nothing more
Back in the days Nigeria was AMAZING WITH OCOCHA
Be blessed my friends that was one of the best midfielders that is a high level midfielder
To be candid , players with individual game set have left Super Eagle.
The midfield is superb
Sedorf was fantastic in that game n the whole Dutch team.
That Holland team was STACKED with quality.
A player like Bergkamp didn't even feature here btw
Edgar davids…arsenal was filled with Dutch players…
@@nellydavis7645 Only Overmars and Bergkamp. The 3rd Ajax player to go to Arsenal was Nwankwo Kanu, who is Nigerian.
@@DreamteamCarlo I am aware of all of this.. but that team had mostly Dutch players on arsenal..to me that’s stacked.😂 plus I know Kanu was on that team because he was one of my favorite players.
If this mach is play fifteen time Nigeria will continue to collect.
We didn't play too bad but we conceded too much
Why did we concede much goal? Baba, it was a bad play, not enough team play, synergy and effective tactics
Seedorf was a beast
Seedorf nessa época era imparavel como ponta: forte, rápido, controle absoluto da bola, passe preciso, dava profundidade
As I was watching today, 09/11/2023, I was shivering and praying... It could have been worse! 😊
Tive o privilégio de ver essas lendas ✨
Those days their were better talents than today
No it was more of team work
I was there. Great entertaiment
wow🇳🇬 okocha..babanjiida..babayaro...amokache..kanu..🇳🇱 seedorf..kluivert..davids ...zenden.... was too young but remember them playing❤❤❤
Essa geração de 96 a 99 da Nigéria fez milagres, inclusive vencendo jogos olímpicos
tenho a camisa daqueles jogos olimp até hj. que nostalgia. me fizeram sonhar com uma possível vitória nas copas seguintes. mesmo assim ficaram na história do jogo.
I loved both so much.
We were wholesomely whooped here. 😂 nothing to complain about.
He remain the best in the world,no matter what.
Seedof...ooooh what a player.he was a genius a marvel to watch
This was a friendly before France 98 world cup if I am not mistaken. Remember watching this game live with my parents
Those kits were iconic
Players of that generation were strong. Zero diving, ref allows enough contact no meaningless yellow cards. At some point Dutch & Nigeria got in a slight physical altercation, but they quickly fixing it by taping each other on the back. And ref understood it. Today ref 9/10 ref will follow them all and distribute yellows. We got today Neymar & Suarez, etc… talented but world class divers.
I never knew Seedorf was this good, wow
Omo i don't know seedorf is this good i watch his best today
Seedorf was a beast... like seriously..❤❤
Truth is okocha was playing ball like he was better than the Europeans and South Americans but other players weren't tagging along
You saw it too 😢
Okocha should have demanded more from his players.
Clearance Seedorf was a big monster on the pitch and he drives the whole footballers crazy with his attacking skills.
Oh boy. These guys wan spell Nigeria with goals.
Seedorf cooked the left back that day. What a game!!
This is the highest level the Super Eagles have ever attained,undermining the scoreline, they faced a higher superior opponents who were arguably the best side in the world then, the Nigerians still played some good football
Marc Overmas. What an icon.
The up-throughs are insane
Can't recall when the game was played
Seedorf is more direct than Jay Jay okocha. Holland team was extra good , team full of stars players
Not in this game. Our attackers were terrible, defenders worse.
To be direct depend on your strikers,you can see the through passes okocha made they wasted them
@@yasinlau5074 Exactly 😢
The good times is gone
dam patrick kulverts goal at around 8:14 was amazing. natural striker.
Yes, running full speed and having to measure a whipped cross that is about to bounce! There are very few people who have the instincts to strike that as he did. 99.99% of the world attempting that would be a disaster.
Only if our strikers were as clinical as these guys. See the beautiful passes Okocha was throwing and they just sleep on the ball. Indecisive touches.
Celestine Babayaro is still the best left back Nigeria has ever had
Best video ever
Gosh! These guys outplayed us!
This set of Dutch players were world stars at that time . Take a look at their team if you know football you’d know we don’t stand a chance.
Ive never paid attention at Seedorf, but great player.
The Dutch football school is one of the best ever. But no luck in the world cup finals three times 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Great Game - great players on both sides....
That Kluivert finish for the 4th goal. Are you kidding me?
Kluivert was world class striker. One of the best. By 24, he was already the Dutch all time scorer.
@@patsilvert
I was his biggest fan when he played for Holland and Barça. He was the only striker I loved back then.
Nigeria defense and goalkeeper were the savior of the day
That Netherland team was on another level
Here is an example of goal doesn't tell us the performance. Nigerian was amaizing performance in this game.
Please this Nigerian team were outplayed & out classed. I am so ashamed honestly. What was Peter Rufai doing in the goal post? 😅 We were just playing without a purpose in our final 3rd. And I saw we played without an outright striker a pure number 9. Where was Yekini?
Bro you're just that one person who have just said what I'd wanted hear. For goodness sake, these guys really messed with us in this pitch Jesus christ
remember this was friendly match even the Dutch team did not go far at France 98.
This was when we really had a team and the Super Eagles was fun to watch
seedorf is my alltime favorite still
Seedorf (Sampdoria, Inter, Milan)
Davids (Milan, Juve, Inter)
Kluivert (Milan)
Van der Sar (Juve)
Stam (Lazio, Milan)
Winter (Lazio, Inter)
Bogarde (Milan)
Jonk (Inter)
Kanu (Inter)
Oliseh (Reggiana, Juve)
West (Inter, Milan)
So many legends on the pitch!
Most of them are Ajax, even Kanu and Babangida on the other side.
@@maggotbrain7499 Yeah. Tthe famous Ajax school and their famous golden generation.
Seedorf had like 3 lungs 😂. Kluivert one touch was spectacular. Okocha did his thing. This was back in the days.
NIGERIA DID NOT NEED THIS MATCH BACK THEN
Seedorf is in top 5 European midfielders who ever played the game. Fast, powerful, perfect cardio, skills, vision, shot, pass,dribling... etc. Real player and daddy of the game, played in golden age dominating with 95 Ajax Real Madrid 98 and Milan 02 - 12 best version of Clarence
I remember this friendly match, when I was a little boy. Sedorf is a bad boy.
Omo den wan spell Nigeria 4 match! See yawa!
Golden generation on both sides
Speechless
wooh the hell seedorf did❤oh
A good game of true Men’s game🤛🏿🤛🏿🤛🏿
Seedorf oh! Seedorf what a great player to watch man was tormenting the eagles though okocha made some lovely touch and accurate passes
Jay Jay c'est le meilleur ❤❤
It's shocking this Dutch team, never won a world title
Oliseh trying to match that guys hand😂😂…I miss this generation of footballers.