News: J.J Okocha featured in World Cup's 100 footballers of all time

Nigerian football icon Jay Jay Okocha has been listed as one of World Cup’s 100 footballers of all time. The list was compiled by The Guardian Sports featuring 19 tournaments over 80 years, hundreds of teams, and thousands of players. A panel of international experts selected the top 100 footballers in the World Cup history. The 40-year-old Enugu born striker was listed as number 78.
 Jacob Steinberg of Guardian says; “So good they named him twice. Jay-Jay Okocha was a wonderfully original footballer, capable of taking the breath away with the kinds of improvisational skill that was beyond the majority of players: at times, he seemed to be inventing new tricks as he went along. Despite his undoubted quality, he perhaps lacked a crucial level of consistency or decisiveness that might have elevated him to the top, although he did help Nigeria reach the second round twice.”