Sports News of Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Jay-Jay Okocha picks Ronaldinho, three Super Eagles legends in his five-a-side team

Jay-Jay Okocha and Ronaldinho during their time together at Paris Saint-Germain Jay-Jay Okocha and Ronaldinho during their time together at Paris Saint-Germain

Former Super Eagles star Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has named legendary Brazilian international Ronaldinho and three other former Nigerian internationals in his five-a-side team.

In a fun fact session with Pulse, the 51-year-old named a goalkeeper, one defender, two midfielders, and one forward among his former teammates in his dream team.

In goal, Okocha opted for former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, with Uche Okechukwu as the one-man defender.

Okocha and Okechukwu played together for two seasons at Fenerbahçe and were also teammates in the national team.

The former Eintracht Frankfurt star named himself and two-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldinho in a midfield of two. Okocha and Ronaldinho played together during his time at Paris Saint-Germain.

In attack, Okocha picked another former Super Eagles teammate, Nwankwo Kanu, to complete his team. Okocha and Kanu were instrumental in the Nigerian Dream Team that won the Olympic Gold in Atlanta in 1996.

Prior to the Olympic triumph, the duo had won the African Cup of Nations for Nigeria in the 1994 edition hosted by Tunisia.

Check out Okocha's Pulse fun fact video in the tweet below courtesy of @DAMIADENUGA on X.