Jay-Jay Okocha

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Jay-Jay Okocha is a retired Nigerian attacking midfielder renowned for his exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and flair, widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers.

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instanceOf Nigeria international footballer
attacking midfielder
footballer
human
captainedTeam Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Nigeria national football team
clubDebutInEurope Eintracht Frankfurt
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1973-08-14
fullName Augustine Azuka Okocha
givenName Augustine
hallOfFame Bolton Wanderers Hall of Fame
inspiredPlayer Ronaldinho (acknowledged influence at PSG)
knownFor creativity on the ball
exceptional dribbling skills
flair and trickery
leaguePlayedIn Bundesliga
Ligue 1
Premier League
Süper Lig
nationalTeamCaps 73
nationalTeamDebutYear 1993
nationalTeamGoals 14
nickname Jay-Jay
participatedIn 1994 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
placeOfBirth Enugu, Nigeria
playedForClub Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Fenerbahçe S.K.
Hull City A.F.C.
Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Qatar SC
playedForNationalTeam Nigeria national football team
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
second striker
regardedAs one of Africa’s greatest footballers
relative Alex Iwobi
retiredFromProfessionalFootball 2008
sibling Emma Okocha
styleOfPlay entertaining playmaker
skillful dribbler
wonMedal Olympic gold medal in football
wonTournament 1994 Africa Cup of Nations
1996 Olympic Games football tournament
yearsAtClub Bolton Wanderers: 2002–2006
Eintracht Frankfurt: 1992–1996
Fenerbahçe: 1996–1998
Hull City: 2007–2008
Paris Saint-Germain: 1998–2002
Qatar SC: 2006–2007

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Jay-Jay Okocha ("Augustine Azuka Okocha")
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Nigeria national football team
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