Why I never won African Player of the Year – Okocha

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…”