Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has spoken about not winning the African Player of the Year award during his career.
Responding to a question on the ObiOne podcast, Okocha claimed it was due to football politics.
The former PSG and Bolton Wanderers midfielder was asked if his failure to play for a top European club may have affected his chances of claiming the prize.
“No, no, no, not really. Not really,” Okocha said.
“I mean, I can openly say now that then, of course, a lot of football politics was in place, you know.
“Because some people, some players, they played in big clubs, they won everything but…”
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