Etim Esin John (born 5 October 1966) is a retired

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

n international footballer. He is one of the most gifted players in Nigeria’s football history. Esin played for Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Flash Flamingoes, and Calabar Rovers before moving to Belgium. He was nicknamed "Maradona", by legendary Nigerian radio commentator Ernest Okonkwo.

International career

He has represented his country at the

1987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tourn ...

and in 6

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matches. He was left out of the team that represented Nigeria at the 1994 world cup due to the fact that there was a report that he was banned by FIFA for allegedly raping a minor during his playing days with Lierse fc, a claim that was later proven to be false 25 years later.soccerblitz.com.ng
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- Lokeren 1969 births Living people Footballers from Akwa Ibom State Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football forwards Belgian Pro League players Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria) players K.A.A. Gent players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Lierse S.K. players Kayserispor footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Bendel United F.C. players 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub