Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha has recounted the day he met the great goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn, years after his iconic goal against the German legend.
Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha has recounted the day he met the great goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn, years after his iconic goal against the German legend.
His goal, as per the Bundesliga, in August 1993 remains memorable. The mercurial midfielder ripped apart the entire Karlsruher SC defense.
Okocha beat about six players with his trickery before slotting the ball past hapless Kahn in goal. After the ball was squared to him in the danger area, the master dribbler did the magic, nutmegging many players before slotting him.
He went on to pull his shirt for an iconic dancing celebration while the entire stands went into raptures. In 2023, Jay-Jay was in attendance when a new 5-a-side football pitch was commissioned at the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) Estate, Meiran, Ojokoro, Lagos.
When Okocha met Kahn
While fielding questions during the event, Okocha narrated what transpired the day he met Kahn again. He told Legit.ng:
"Well, I’ve seen him after that. We are not enemies; we are all just doing our jobs and I’m delighted I scored that goal.
"It was a goal that introduced me to Europe and it’s still a special goal."
It’s the legendary Jay-Jay Okocha’s birthday. You remember him.
— A Funny Old Game (@sid_lambert) August 14, 2024
Once robbed Oliver Kahn - and the entire Karlsruhe defence - of their professional pride.
Filth. Magnificent filth.
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