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Oct 24, 2024 · Okocha quickly achieved that dream of playing for Enugu and then got the chance to aim even higher when he was offered the opportunity to play in Germany, first with Borussia Neunkirchen and then with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in 1992. "My strength was the desire that I had to survive," he says. "The desire that I had to succeed ...
Dec 12, 2016 · Some players are remembered for how many goals they scored, but Jay-Jay Okocha’s displays in the Premier League are so much more important than goals – of which he scored some worldies.
- Jon Townsend
Oct 12, 2021 · Okocha had steered Nigeria to African Cup of Nations and Olympic glory in 1994 and 1996 respectively. But he struggled to adapt to life in Lancashire. He was substituted at half-time on his Premier League debut, a 4-1 defeat at Fulham, and injury affected his first few weeks at Bolton.
Jun 18, 2015 · Jay-Jay Okocha represents everything that is good about football. He played to excite people, he played the game because he loved it, and he earned millions of fans all over the World because of...
- Okocha Breakthrough
- Move to Bolton
- Completing The Dream Team
- Other Side of The Game
Always unconventional, Okocha was on holiday when he got his first big break. Visiting a friend in Germany, he went along to one of his training sessions for Borussia Neunkirchen, asked to join in and duly earned a contract with the third-division club. Within 18 months he had progressed to the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt, where he will for...
Of all the possible destinations, Bolton seemed incredibly unlikely. Still only 28, Okocha had offers from more high-profile clubs but was desperate to play in the Premier League. After lengthy negotiations, he agreed to join the lowly Trotters. Against pundits’ expectations, Bolton had narrowly survived in their first season back in the Premier Le...
Although Bolton missed out on silverware by losing to Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium, the club continued to prosper in the league. The list of ageing stars parachuted in from the continent grew – Ivan Campo, Fernando Hierro and Vincent Candela added to the mix with varying degrees of success – and Allardyce had built his dream team. By the...
For all the outrageous skills, he had bite and tenacity too. A set-piece and long throw specialist, he could certainly turn his hand to a more direct form of football when required. It was like seeing a priceless artwork unexpectedly repurposed, the football equivalent of the Mona Lisa being used as a functional tea tray. Okocha was first and forem...
Oct 19, 2022 · From his spectacular solo run and finish against West Ham, his personal favourite, to an outlandish free-kick double against Aston Villa, Okocha earned a fearsome reputation at Bolton for...
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Feb 1, 2021 · In the mid-1990s, Africa had a generation of incredible talent introduce itself to the world. One of these players, Augustine Okocha, became so electric that he became known by a single nickname...
