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Okocha remains the real GOAT – Burna Boy
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has named former Super Eagles midfielder Austin Okocha as the greatest football player of all time.
Many expected the conversation to end with either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, the two names that have dominated football debates for more than a decade.
However, in an interview with ESPN, Burna Boy stated that Okocha remains his greatest football player of all time, despite the widespread acclaim enjoyed by Ronaldo and Messi.
“I will say Jay Jay Okocha. It is between him and Pele. I am not doing that Ronaldo or Messi stuff,” he said.
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