Jay-Jay Okocha
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Jay-Jay Okocha is a Nigerian midfielder. He was born Augustine Okocha on August 14, 1973 in Enugu.He was nicknamed Jay Jay for his entertaining and flamboyant style of play.
Okocha is currently playing in the English Premier League as the captain of Bolton Wanderers. He has previously played for Paris Saint-Germain, Fenerbahçe, and Eintracht Frankfurt. He is regularly selected for the Nigeria national football team.
Known as a hugely skillful midfielder he has played at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cup Finals and many African Nations Cup tournaments.
He is often described as an African "Maradona", as his style is similar to the Argentine superstar.
He is a member of the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pel in conjunction with FIFA's centenary celebrations.
Jay-Jay is a bright example of a complete African player with his great individual skills, good vision, passing and shooting Template:Footybio-stubde:Jay-Jay Okocha he:ג'יי ג'יי אוקוצ'ה ja:オコチャ