Ex-Super
Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, spoke to fifa.com on his visit to France
due to involvement in 12 Match Against Poverty, organised by Zinnedine Zidane
and Ronaldo de Lima.
Speaking
shortly after the charity game, Okocha revealed his best time as player.
When asked, he
said “Yes, the one I got for Frankfurt
against Karlsruhe in 1993 stands out a little for me. I was very young and I
hadn’t made a name for myself yet. Klaus Toppmoller was my coach at the time
and he started me on the bench for that game, which I wasn’t especially pleased
about.
We were 2-1 up when he finally decided to put me on. We were under
pressure and my job was to keep the ball, but we put a break together and I
suddenly found myself in the opposition penalty box with four or five defenders
facing me. I just dribbled with the ball, going one way and then the next
before putting the ball past the keeper, who was none other than Oliver Kahn.”
The chairman
of the Delta State Football Association also lauded Ivory Coast skipper, Yaya
Toure who he said “is the best African player in the game right now”.
“Yaya Toure
is the most consistent performer right now”, he added.
During his
playing time, Austin Okocha was known for his step overs, skill and technique.
He is widely regarded as the best Nigerian player of his generation.
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