Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa and Ade Akinbiyi have been listed among 'The 50 worst players in Premier League history' by FourFourTwo Magazine, saying the duo's career did not flourish in the EPL. Musa who plays for Leicester City ranked 44th on the list, while Akinbiyi ranked 29th.
In a statement, the magazine said "In the glow of their Premier League-winning season, Leicester broke their transfer record to bring Musa to England for £16.6m from CSKA Moscow.
"The Nigerian forward has always been an unremarkable and patchy player, who most importantly, didn’t have a natural place in the Foxes side. At no point in his 18 months at the King Power Stadium (33 games, five goals) did Musa’s transfer ever look likely to be remotely successful," the magazine added.
Speaking on Akinbiyi, the magazine said though Akinbiyi has displayed outstanding skills, however, it was not while playing in EPL.
"Ade Akinbiyi, Yes, we admit it, this has plenty to do with that game for Leicester against Liverpool. Some 20 years later, it’s still hard to watch, the wild shanks, the miscued headers, his sad little face," FourFourTwo said.
"It would be remiss not to point out that Akinbiyi had a thoroughly respectable career outside the Premier League.
“Burnley, Wolves and Bristol City fans will all remember him fondly(ish), but the memory of that day at Filbert Street is just too vivid. Top-tier spells either side of his two seasons at Leicester – at Norwich and Sheffield United – yielded no goals in 18 appearances,” the magazine added.
