Austin Jay-Jay Okocha proved that he has not lost touch with football when he scored a hat trick at a charity match in the UK. The match was organised by Bolton Wanderers, his former football club, to raise funds for the club’s supporters and community trusts. The old players were divided into teams that were captained by John McGinlay and Tony Kelly, also former players of the club. The final scoreline of the match was 6-2. (more…)
Former captain of the Super Eagles, Austin Okocha, has said no Nigerian player deserved to be nominated for the CAF awards because the quality of Nigerian football had gone down drastically. Speaking to journalists at the just concluded GLO/CAF event which held in Abuja on Thursday night, Okocha said, “I don’t think any of our players at this moment deserve to be there because we have been struggling. We must try to work hard to make sure that we will have one person in contention next time. Honestly speaking, we are going through a rough period, but there is noth
According to Footendirect, Mikel who earns about £75,000 per week at Chelsea has a total earnings estimate of $50m while Kanu Nwankwo and Jay Jay Okocha who have since retired made $100m and $150m respectively from their career. See the full list after the jump. See the full list... 1. Samuel Eto'o/Antalyaspor : 202 millions de dollars 2. Yaya Touré/Manchester City : 170 millions de dollars 3. Didier Drogba/Montreal : 155 millions de dollars 4. Jay-Jay Okocha : 150 millions de dollars 5. Nwankwo Kanu : 100 millions de dollars 6. Michaël Essien/Panathinaïkos : 70
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