++ [ originally posted by Don Bes ] ++
chxta are you familiar with okocha's career ? esspeciallly the early stages
Born 1973,
Enugu Rangers 1990
left for Germany after less than a season with Enugu.
I saw in his last match on Nigerian soil before he left for Germany. (1990, I was 10 then and supported 2 clubs, Juventus and Bendel Insurance).
Enugu Rangers came to Benin to play Insurance, and then Insurance had the best defence in Nigeria.
8 minutes to go, Insurance 2 goals up, then we saw this skinny
omomo (Edo word for child, Insurance is based in Edo heartland) warming up.
Believe me when I say, the kid (Okocha was his name) entered the pitch and for the rest of the game (10 minutes or so), it was the Okocha show.
That was when he was rechristened Jay-Jay, and that was when we knew he was destined for great things.