Why I retired from football – Jay Jay Okocha

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Austin Jay Jay Okocha has attributed his decision to retire early from active football to lack of enough playing time.<br/> <br/> The ex-Nigeria international who dazzled the footballing world with his sizzling skills and breathtaking performances made the shock decision to leave the game in 2008. According to the Olympic Gold medallist, reduced minutes on the pitch of play triggered his exile from the round leather game, at the age of 34.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pqdUBibMMrzpNBpL8hVUadWzuDYzZLxfF8bFUiTktRhYQfc-vhpF2ORfPGcDlhygE83wxPnbPSbzdqsIkAKIdBZs9FNdPzyPLlrC0lSA3Huk7n6-spfW6cVbX6gwrPr95hIKbHoXUkRk/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pqdUBibMMrzpNBpL8hVUadWzuDYzZLxfF8bFUiTktRhYQfc-vhpF2ORfPGcDlhygE83wxPnbPSbzdqsIkAKIdBZs9FNdPzyPLlrC0lSA3Huk7n6-spfW6cVbX6gwrPr95hIKbHoXUkRk/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Jay Jay Okocha<br/> <br/> <br/> “I must confess that not getting a lot of playing time was the main reason why I retired from playing at a very young age,” Okocha told media men at a press conference organised by Star Times.<br/> <br/> “I believe that it is not worth it to train from Monday to Friday just to have 20 minutes on the pitch or sit on the bench on Saturday. I am very competitive.”<br/> <br/> The midfielder who last represented Nigeria in 2006, appeared for the Super Eagles 75 times with 14 goals to his name.</div>

Why I retired from football – Jay Jay Okocha

Austin Jay Jay Okocha has attributed his decision to retire early from active football to lack of enough playing time. The ex-Nigeria inte...

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Lagos State To Host Joseph Yobo Testimonial.

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB8HqVBr3rcU-45nveObLq7tOdzyHUVaY46KsN5fPhQts7yzBcYKgpyfoyFnRw3lCscbOg5KBwSka4ZrSSa8_VqBxX3MI5JeKWRKdpoCfJ7ZYDekBpYxiHYMjQfLV71OJfollT02mle1S/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB8HqVBr3rcU-45nveObLq7tOdzyHUVaY46KsN5fPhQts7yzBcYKgpyfoyFnRw3lCscbOg5KBwSka4ZrSSa8_VqBxX3MI5JeKWRKdpoCfJ7ZYDekBpYxiHYMjQfLV71OJfollT02mle1S/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>The former Super Eagles captain will be feted by the state government as part of plans to turn the metropolis into a venue for high quality sport and entertainment<br/> The Lagos State Government is set to host a befitting testimonial for former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo where it expects players like Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba, and a host of other global names to participate, Goal has learnt.<br/> <br/> Though the date has not been announced, the Yobo testimonial will be a celebration of the career of the former defender who was the first to reach a century of caps for the Nigeria senior national team, according to Mr Adeboye Anthony Adeyinka, Senior Special Assistant on Sports to the Lagos State Governor.<br/> <br/> After a successful staging of the Lagos Marathon last weekend, the Lagos State Government is starting to look at sports as a veritable way to market the metropolis, and what bigger way than football and Yobo?<br/> <br/> “The match will be played in Lagos but it will not be a Lagos thing alone because Yobo played for Nigeria so it will also be a Federation event,” Adeyinka told Goal.<br/> <br/> The 35-year-old had a distinguished career which took him to several countries and clubs. He played in Belgium, France, England and Turkey with varying degrees of success.<br/> <br/> Yobo led the Super Eagles to victory at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations before calling time on his international career after Nigeria’s second round elimination by France at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.<br/> <br/> “When he was playing in Nigeria, he was a respected person. When he played abroad he was never red-carded in any match. All his coaches will testify to what I have said and they will be invited to the testimonial,” said Adeyinka.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8nBN1Alze_rXZEeFm-O3ykoY-Qm5x4ImhQ_QozBfCg3M-CDVK-oyUi3vMCidgM2G79CB_lGzpHyIOCrhT3vm02ineuWhsCmeWa4c0E43nn47SAHonrv7nlPVcFee5cw2P1l5odS6VjXU/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8nBN1Alze_rXZEeFm-O3ykoY-Qm5x4ImhQ_QozBfCg3M-CDVK-oyUi3vMCidgM2G79CB_lGzpHyIOCrhT3vm02ineuWhsCmeWa4c0E43nn47SAHonrv7nlPVcFee5cw2P1l5odS6VjXU/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><br/> Mr Adeboye Anthony Adeyinka<br/> <br/> Apart from the high profile Yobo match, Lagos will also return to domestic football relevance when the new Nigeria Professional Football League season starts on February 21 due to the promotion of two clubs into the top flight.<br/> <br/> Privately-run MFM FC and Ikorodu United have been given the use of Agege Stadium and Onikan Stadium as home grounds respectively by the government.<br/> <br/> Adeyinka believes their promotion is a result of the importance that the government places in football development and a justification of its policy not to get involved in the running of clubs unlike what obtains in many other states.</div>

Lagos State To Host Joseph Yobo Testimonial.

The former Super Eagles captain will be feted by the state government as part of plans to turn the metropolis into a venue for high quality ...

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