Sam Allardyce Reveals Mighty Secret About Super Eagles Legend Okocha While at Bolton

Sam Allardyce has hailed former Super Eagles captain Jay-Jay Okocha claiming that the Nigerian was his standout player when he was in charge of Bolton in the Premier League.

There is no doubt about the fact that Sam Allardyce is one of the best coaches in Europe considering the number of clubs he has handled in his professional career.

The Englishman was at Bolton in England between the year 1999-2007 and even though he did not win any significant trophy at the club, Sam did well.

Jay-Jay Okocha on the other hand was at Bolton between the year 2002-2006 featuring in 124 games netting 14 goals.

According to the report on GOAL, Sam Allardyce explained that he was pleased with the skills of Okocha during his time in the Premier League.

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Sam Allardyce's reaction about Okocha

“I was fortunate enough to go and pick out some of the players who were absolutely outstanding for Bolton in that time.

“I think probably the one who stood out the most for everybody was Jay-Jay Okocha because of his ability and skill, and the entertainment that he actually brought to the Premier League, not just for Bolton fans of course.

“He was, for me, a fantastic captain. We had a fantastic array of players over the years and like I said before, I thoroughly enjoyed working there.”

Victor Osimhen Scores As Napoli Thrash Verona in Opening League Game of the Season

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Nigerian international Victor Osimhen found the back of the net in Napoli’s 5-2 win over Verona in their opening Serie A game of the season.

Osimhen found the back of the net late in the first half to put his side 2-1 up, and then with 11 minutes left to play, he then provided the assist for Napoli’s fifth goal scored by Matteo Politano.

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In ensuring the 23-year-old Super Eagles forward was not injured, coach Luciano Spalletti decided to replace the former Lille man who came off in the 83rd minute.

The win took Napoli to the top position in the league table ahead of the likes of champions AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Roma, who also recorded wins in their opening game.