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He's so good that they named him twice. Nigeria are back in the World Cup and though they'll be without their "Nigerian King", it's always nice to look back at one of the nation's heroes. Okocha had 75 caps for Nigeria, scoring 14 goals. But that's not what Jay-Jay what about.

We've had this debate many times before: Who is Africa's Greatest Ever Player?

I haven't a clue, although I could list the usual suspects.

One of the men who would make most everyone's Top 10 list has just called it quits: Jay-Jay Okocha.

On Thursday, more than 20,000 fans came to pay their respects to one of the greatest African footballers of all time at his testimonial game.

Who is Africa's greatest ever player? This has always been a hotly contested issue.

I've attempted to answer that question many times before with no success.

Today, one of the candidates for Best African Player Ever said he's seeing the end of the road.

Hull City's Nigerian midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha says he is likely to retire from football at the end of the season.

African players showed talent and agility this weekend on the world stage, scoring epic goals and stunning volleys around the European leagues.

The most memorable goal of the weekend goes to Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor. His strike capped a 3-1 victory for Arsenal in their north London derby clash at Tottenham Hotspur, his unstoppable volley whizzing past England goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

The debate has raged for years. Who is the best African player of all time?
Many consider Nigeria's Jay-Jay Okocha to be on top of or near the top of this list.

Yesterday, Okocha returned to England, signing a pact with Hull City of England's Championship. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.

Blogger One-One-Eight is a huge Germany supporter, so it makes me happy when we can dig through the archives to find some embarrassing Oliver Kahn related clips.
All in good holiday spirit of course, this one comes from former Bolton Wanderers star Jay-Jay Okocha in the 1993 season - and it's really a brilliant piece of skill by the sublime Nigerian for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Als es noch keine Ronaldos, Kakas und Carsten Janckers auf der Welt gab, wurde ein anderer Name in der Fußballwelt ganz groß geschrieben. Es war der Name eines Mannes, bei dem man gar nicht so genau weiß, warum er diesen Namen überhaupt trägt. Die Rede ist von Augustine Azuka Okocha, besser bekannt als Jay-Jay Okocha.

Player Info:

Name: Jay-Jay Okocha - Augustine Azuka Okocha
Birthdate: 14.08.1973
Origin: Nigeria
Position: Midfield
Team: Bolton Wanderers

Video Info:

Premier League
Bolton Wanderers - Aston Villa

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