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Former Super Eagles skipper Austin Jay Jay Okocha is still getting praise on the occasion of his 50th birthday with Joseph Yobo and Asamoah Gyang being the latest.
Former Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo and his counterpart from Ghana Asamoah Gyang have added their voices to eulogise Nigerian icon Austin Jay Jay Okocha.
Yobo and Gyang were in attendance as betting coy BetKing celebrated their ambassador Jay Jay Okocha ahead of his 50th birthday.
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BetKing organised a well-attended novelty match that featured some of the finest players to have come out of Nigeria and Africa on Sunday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan.
BetKing’s event
Betting giant BetKing hosted the gathering of former football stars to celebrate the Nigeria Super Eagles legend’s 50th birthday.
As reported by Pulse Sports, the former Paris Saint-Germain, Bolton Wanderers and Fenerbahce superstar was the centre of attraction at the Onikan Stadium.
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Okocha’s former Super Eagles teammates and other African footballers led by former Arsenal and Manchester City forward, Emmanuel Adebayor, and ex-Blackstars captain Asamoah Gyang, were present to honour the former Super Eagles skipper.
The entertaining match which was dominated by a show of skills from the ex-footballers, Okocha’s Dynamo emerged winners against Nigeria’s Dribblers following a 13-goal thriller.
The game ended 8-5 in favour of the Dynamo, with Jay Jay, his son, Joseph Yobo, Adebayor and Mutiu Adepoju all on target.
Comments on Okocha
Former Premier League stars, Gyang and Yobo, spoke exclusively to Pulse Sports during the novelty match in Lagos.
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Ghana’s all-time top scorer, Gyang, lavished praise on the 50-year-old he described as one of the best midfielders from Africa.
“Jay Jay is a great guy,” Gyang told Pulse Sports. “Everyone knows him as one of the best midfielders Africa has got.”
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“I am happy to be a part of this occasion,” he added. “One thing about Jay Jay is that he is very welcoming, reserved and very funny, very funny. He makes me happy. Any time I am around him, I feel so happy. God bless him.”
On his part, Yobo noted that it was a privilege to share a dressing room with Okocha but he is happy to see the icon in good health to celebrate his 50th birthday.
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“It was a privilege to play with him,” Yobo said. “But on his 50th birthday, I am delighted to see him happy, strong and healthy and that’s why we celebrate him.”
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