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- Austin Jay Jay Okocha’s performance against Tottenham has been named one of the best 50 in the English Premier League era.
- The former Super Eagles captain performance against the Nort London team was ranked as the 47th best in over 300,000 options
- Okocha joined Bolton as a 28-year-old back in 2002 on a free transfer after leaving PSG in the summer of 2002
Former Super Eagles captain, Ausin Jay Jay Okocha is regarded as one of the greatest players to have grazed the English Premier League in the early 2000s.
Okocha’s performance for English club, Bolton Wanderers against Tottenham Hotspur in November 2003 has now been voted as the 47th best performance in the history of the EPL.
According to a report via Soccernet through The Athletic, Okocha’s sizzling display on the day caught the attention of the world as Bolton ran away with a 1-0 win with Kevin Nolan scoring the solitary goal.
Bolton manager, Sam Allardyce had described Okocha’s performance against Tottenham as the moment the London teams in the Premier League began to see Bolton as a good team.
Okocha will end up spending just 4 seasons with the Trotters before leaving to Qatar but was voted the best player to have ever played for Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok/Macron Stadium in 2017 by supporters.
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Austin Jay Jay Okocha has voted his debut goal against Bordeaux as his most memorable scored for French giants Paris Saint-Germain Premium Times reports.
Okocha came on as a second-half substitute when PSG were losing 1-0 to Bordeaux and scored a fantastic equalizing goal with five minutes to the end of the match.
The Super Eagles legend who spent four seasons with the Parisians played a total of 84 games for PSG and scored 12 goals across all competitions.
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FootballOkocha names biggest trophy he regrets not winning
Earlier, Sports Brief reported Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has disclosed his unfulfilled dream of winning Europe’s most prestigious club competition during his professional career.
The former Super Eagles captain made a total of 9 Champions League appearances in his career while playing for Paris Saint-Germain and Fernabache but made no tangible impact in the competition.
Okocha has now revealed as a footballer, he never had the opportunity to win the Champions League.