Okocha was better than Ronaldo and Messi
The former super eagles captain Austin Jay jay Okocha widely regarded as the most skillful African player of all time.the ex psg star was a joy to watch in his prime. Teams in Brazil invited him to come teach their young players how the game is being played. He was that good.
At the Olympics in 96, Okocha invented a skill that the world had never seen before. The forward step over. This skill was later stolen by the Brazilian Ronaldo after Nigeria beat them in the final. Ronaldo himself confirmed this saying he first saw the move from the great Jay Jay.
When Okocha was at psg, Brazilian legend Ronaldinho was just a young boy learning from the great Nigerian. He confirmed he learned a lot from Jay Jay, “Only 10 shirt I’ve always admired. Okocha and Valderrama”.He proved to be a great student as he went on to become very successful in the game.
Yes, Okocha didn't win a lot of honors while playing but that doesn't mean he wasn't the best player from Africa. Nowadays, players get judged by the number of goals they score, the number of trophy they win. Though Okocha doesn't have a lot of those mainly because he played for teams that weren't really great at the time. If he'd played in teams like Madrid or Ac Milan, he could have won multiple Ballon D'ors.
if he been an English or German player, he would be regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
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