Jay Jay Okocha Biography and other facts about Him

Jay Jay Okacha Biography and other facts about Him||Hello dear and welcome to this blog, in this article, I will be sharing with you a very important personality, a legend when it comes to Nigerian football, a man who has received world class or should I say international recommendation, with reference to the above remain on this tab as we dive right in.

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Jay Jay Okacha Biography and other facts about Him

Talking about Jay Jay Okacha Biography and other facts about Him, there are a cool information you are gonna learn here as we talk about this guy, these are his origin, clubs he has played for and others. In Nigeria, one of the best footballer as at the early 1990, when football didn’t have the glamour it has today, was this guy.

He has played a good number of matches for Nigeria, won a cups and other titles.

Origin

Augustine Azuka Okocha was a former Nigeria footballer who hails from Enugu, Enugu state in Nigeria. He was born on the 14th of August, 1973, he has been a very good footballer. He won 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goals, and wasa member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is regarded as one of the greatest football players from Africa.

He played across multiple leagues, starting his career at Enugu Rangers in the Nigerian Professional Football League before moving to Borussia Neunkirchen in the Oberliga Südwest, Germany's third division, in July1990. He would play in the Bundesliga, Süper Lig, Ligue 1, Premier League, EFL Championship, and QatarStars League before his retirement in 2008.

Football Career

Jay Jay Okocha as popularly known was a Nigerian Mid-fielder, he played multiple games for the country, he made his official debut for Nigeria in their 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier away loss against Ivory Coast in May 1993. It was not until his second cap and home debut that he became a favourite with the Nigerian supporters. With Nigeria trailing 1–0 against Algeria, in a match they needed to win, he scoredfrom a direct free kick to equalise, before helping the team to a 4–1 win, eventually securing qualification to their first World Cup. In 1994, he was a member of both the victorious 1994 African Cup of Nations squad and the World Cup squad who made it to the second round before losing a dramatic matchagainst eventual runners-up Italy.

He joined Eintracht Frankfurt in December 1991, where he linked up with many well-known players including Ghanaian international striker Tony Yeboah and later Thomas Doll.

In 1998, French side Paris Saint-Germain spent around £14 million to sign Okocha, making him the mostexpensive African player at the time. In his four-year stint with PSG, he played 84 matches and scored 12goals. He also served as a mentor for young Brazilian footballer and future Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldinho during his time in Paris.

Do you know what? He was the first in the world to move the right and left legs over a moving ball while dribbling, this is what is being regarded today in football as “leg over”, Ronaldinho whom he mentor has a lot to tell about Jay Jay Okocha.

Clubs Jay Jay Okocha Played for

Here I will mention some of the clubs Jay Jay Okocha has played for before resigning from football.

Borussia Neunkirchen

Eintracht Frankfurt

Fenerbahçe

Paris Saint-Germain

Bolton Wanderers

Qatar SC

Hull City

Durgapur Vox Champions

Endorsement

Jay Jay Okocha is proudly endorsed by BETKing a betting company in Nigeria as an ambassador, as well as some other endorsements.