{"id":268486,"date":"2023-05-14T07:57:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T06:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=268486"},"modified":"2023-05-14T07:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T06:57:03","slug":"how-wrong-club-choice-denied-me-african-player-of-the-year-award-okocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/05\/14\/how-wrong-club-choice-denied-me-african-player-of-the-year-award-okocha\/","title":{"rendered":"How wrong club choice denied me African Player of the Year award \u2013 Okocha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super Eagles captain, Austin &#8216;Jay Jay&#8217; Okocha, has said his choice of clubs may have denied him the chance to win the African Footballer of The Year award during his playing days.<\/p>\n<p>Okocha, who was the African Footballer of the Year runner-up in 1998 and he finished third twice in 2003 and 2004, said he opted to join clubs that offered better wages, than top clubs that tabled less lucrative contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Okocha said, \u201cI would have loved to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/30\/osimhen-has-potential-to-win-next-african-footballer-of-the-year-award-kanu-nwankwo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African Footballer of the Year<\/a> during my days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe I was in the wrong club at that time. It is one award I would have loved to win; it was not easy for an African player to play for top clubs because they don\u2019t pay high wages. When they offer you a contract, the money is small because they see it as doing you a favour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why I went for clubs that are ready to pay me higher; I go for the higher bidder. I had to turn down some offers from big clubs because of wage issues. But things have changed now, as Africans and Nigerians get bigger football contracts overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his huge talents and a near-20-year career, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/04\/24\/i-would-worth-e150m-in-todays-transfer-market-okocha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Okocha<\/a> only won the Atat\u00fcrk Cup with Fenerbahce as well as the Troph\u00e9e des Champions and UEFA Intertoto Cup with Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>Okocha also won the Olympic football gold with the Nigeria team at Atlanta 1996 and the BBC African Footballer of the Year twice in 2003 and 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old starred for Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahce, Paris Saint-Germain Bolton Wanderer, Qatar SC and Hull City before quitting the scene in 2008 at aged 34.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared for the Super Eagles 75 times with 14 goals to his name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super Eagles captain, Austin &#8216;Jay Jay&#8217; Okocha, has said his choice of clubs may have denied him the chance to win the African Footballer of The Year award during his playing days. 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