Nigeria Super Eagles icon Austin Jay Jay Okocha will be reunited with Barcelona great Ronaldinho and other football legends in the Match of Legends in Colombia.
Nigerian football legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha is set for another ceremonial match after he was listed for the ‘Match of Legends’.
Okocha will join other football greats led by FC Barcelona legend Ronaldinho in the event slated for Colombia this weekend.
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Okocha in Colombia
The extraordinary match is put together by Five Star Records in Medellin, according to a report by quhbomedellin.
Okocha and his counterparts will entertain fans in the South American city in a game that promises to be a historic gathering.
Nigeria’s midfield maestro, Jay Jay, is set to be a part of the world team that will take on a team of Colombian heroes.
Other superstars set to take the spotlight alongside the former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder are his former teammate, Ronaldinho and another Brazilian great, Rivaldo.
Former Inter Milan star, Wesley Sneijder, La Brujita Veron amongst others will also join Jay Jay and Ronaldinho in the world’s team.
The Colombian heroes will be led by Rene Higuita, Camilo Zuniga, Aldo Leao, Choronta Restrepo and others.
This unique initiative will take place at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium on Saturday, with fans set to watch their former heroes.
For Nigeria’s Jay Jay Okocha, the ‘Match of Legends’ will be the latest global friendly for the Premier League great.
Okocha is widely regarded as one of the best players to come out of Africa and to have played the game.
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