Former captain and star of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Okocha says it will be hard for Nigeria to find another player who is similar to him during his playing days.
Okocha was fame for his fanciful foot works and tricks during his playing days. He was so gifted that his dribbling became his trademark especially when he introduced himself with a wonder goal for Eintracht Frankfurt against Karlrushe in the German Bundesliga.
After getting past his markers, he twisted ans turned legendary German goalkepper Oliver Khan twice before finally slotting the ball home. The goal announced him to the rest of the world.
Speaking on the anniversary of that landmark goals, Okocha was asked if he thinks the Bundesliga and the senior national team of Nigeria will have another player of his kind, he responded by saying it will be hard because he is special.
“It will be hard if not impossible because I think every player is unique, you know,” says the man himself. We have got a lot of talented players in the Bundesliga. But, with all due respect, maybe I was a little bit special”, he rounded up saying.