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And yet, it is.
Perhaps because none of those quite had the same impact, quite captured the imagination in the same way. Certainly not for that three-week period at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Also because Mba was not simply a player who seized a chance to shine. He, instead, arose as the answer to a challenging dilemma, one which threatened to derail Keshi s Super Eagles project.
For so long, there was uncertainty as to who ought to complete the midfield triangle. The base was largely set, with Ogenyi Onazi and John Obi Mikel in tandem acting as a screen for the defence, but who would act at the tip?