Jay-Jay Okocha

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Age: 51, born 14 August 1973

Country of origin: Nigeria

Height: 5' 8"

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Description: Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha (born 14 August 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. A quick and skilful playmaker, who is widely regarded as the best Nigerian player of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time,Okocha was known for his pace on the ball, technique, creativity, and dribbling skills, as well as his use of feints, in particular the stepover.Due to his skill, he was described as being 'so good that they named him twice' (a line immortalised in a terrace chant while Okocha played for Bolton Wanderers).He is a dual Nigerian-Turki ... (more)

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