Jay-Jay Okocha’s Analysis About Nigerian National Team Performance Decadence

DBasia.news –  The Nigerian national team is currently not as strong as in the past. The decline in Nigeria’s performance was inseparable from the observation of their ex-player, Jay-Jay Okocha, who judged that the decadence was due to irregular coaching structures.

Jay-Jay Okocha is often regarded as one of the parts of the Nigerian national team gold generation. Not without reason, Okocha won various titles with the Super Eagles.

During his defense of the Nigerian national team, Jay-Jay Okocha won at least two prestigious titles. The first was the 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medal, then the 1994 African Cup.

Jay-Jay Okocha appeared in 73 matches with the Nigerian national team from 1993 to 2006. Of these, Okocha collected 14 goals.

Even so, it was difficult for the Nigerian national team to repeat the achievements at the 1996 Olympics. Not without reason, Jay-Jay Okocha considered the structure of coaching players not good enough.

“We don’t have the structure of building good young players so it’s quite difficult to put young players in the team. That is what makes it difficult for us to repeat the achievements at the 1996 Olympics,” Jay-Jay Okocha said.

At the same time, Jay-Jay Okocha also commented on African football as a whole. According to the 45-year-old man, just a matter of time until the African country is in the World Cup semifinals.

While still playing, Jay-Jay Okocha is often referred to as one of the best talents of Nigeria. Okocha became the best Nigerian player seven times, in 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.