Okocha Wows Kalusha Bwalya, Other Africa Legends With Rare Skill Before Scoring Insane Goal; Video Drops

Okocha Wows Kalusha Bwalya, Other Africa Legends With Rare Skill Before Scoring Insane Goal; Video Drops

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:05 PM
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  • A video of Jay-Jay Okocha's incredible football skill has reemerged on the internet, bringing back nostalgic memories of how good the Nigeria international was during his heydays
  • Okocha's jaw-dropping skill usually left football fans in awe and asking for more but in this footage, he left his fellow retired football icons overly impressed with an insane piece of skill
  • The 48-year-old played in three of Europe's five top leagues before wrapping up his career in Asia, ten years ago

Rare footage of ex-Nigeria international Austin Jay-Jay Okocha dazzling a group of African football legends with his characteristic jaw-dropping skill has resurfaced on the internet.

The former Super Eagles captain is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation with his deft touches and effortless approach to dribbling constantly leaving his opponent dumbfounded.

Presently retired the 48-year-old works as a football pundit and serves as an ambassador for myriad companies.

Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Marcel Desaily, Kalusha Bwalya, incredible, jaw-dropping, revolving
Okocha blew the mind of Kalusha Bwalya, Marcel Desaily and Rigobert Song with his incredible piece of dumbfounding skill. Photo credit: @AfricaFactsZone
Source: Twitter

In a video posted on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, Okocha took up a challenge to shoot a ball through a revolving hole, which Zambian legend Kalusha Bwalya had passed with excellence.

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But Okocha stunned his fellow legends when he deployed an incredible technique to shoot through the revolving hole.

How did Okocha score through the revolving hole?

The former Paris Saint-Germain and Bolton Wanderers attacker stepped up to take up the challenge after celebrated Zambian footballer, Kalusha Bwalya had joggled the ball before shooting the ball through the hole with his back heel.

Okocha threw the ball closer to the revolving hole before striking a well-timed second ball which knocked the first into the revolving hole much to the admiration of 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Marcel Desaily, Kalusha Bwalya and other African legends.

Okocha and Ronaldinho dazzle in exhibition game

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that former Nigerian international Jay Jay Okocha and Ronaldinho replicated their Paris Saint-Germain partnership at the recently Mega Pro Cup in Dubai.

The pair had dazzled at the French Ligue 1 during their time in Paris and they reunited for an exhibition game under the beautiful lights of Burj Khalifa over the weekend.

Pulse Sports reports that the former Super Eagles captain lined up for Ronaldinho’s XI and was instrumental in their victory over Luis Figo XI.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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