Two football players to have ever come out of the Nigerian soil, Mikel Obi and Austin Jay Jay Okocha – have done the nation proud in their respective era in the game.
While one has retired after having what can be generally accepted as a fulfilling football career both locally and internationally, the other one is still making Nigeria proud with his boots and skills.
However, a debate is presently taking place on Twitter, where Nigerians are arguing about who is/was a better player, between Jay-Jay Okocha, who ruled the pitch in the ’90s or Mikel, who was so good at the Youth Championship, everyone hoped he’d end up being the greatest of all times.
Well, take a look at what football fans are saying
I rated Okocha highly as a kid, but then again, back then I taught if a spider bites me I’d become Spiderman.
— O B A (@Sasquatch__) March 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/DaddyTheBoy/status/1109800557248696322?s=19
Jay Jay Okocha is clearly a better footballer than Mikel Obi
But Mikel Obi is a greater footballer than Jay Jay Austin Okocha.
I don't care what Jay Jay did to Oliver Khan.
— haal-haji (@Regal_Shabazz) March 24, 2019
So I’m not the only one who thinks Okocha was a fraud.
Okocha was such a fraud, even Hazard is a better footballer than him.
— O B A (@Sasquatch__) March 24, 2019
Jay Jay Okocha was a better footballer/more talented than John Obi Mikel.
But John Obi Mikel has had a better career than Okocha.
— Viktor Esemuede (@vikrarebreed) March 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/TheEmmaGriffin/status/1109758305960894465?s=19
Please stop behaving like re-runs. Okocha is a world decorated player put some respect on his name.
— OCHOLI (@Iam_borromeo) March 24, 2019
Mikel is terrible and unambitious yet at 19 he was courageous enough to fight for a place in a Midfield that had players like Lampard, Ballack, Makelele and Essein. With all Okocha's skills and glamour,the biggest club he played for was Bolton (PSG & Frankfurt wasn't big then)
— Sir G (@lordslim91) March 24, 2019
Football juggler is different from football player.
Mikel is better footballer than okocha.Wake up mehn!
— Boda shina (@boda_shina) March 24, 2019
Jayjay was listed among 100 greatest ever footballers. He is a brand that foreigners first mention when they meet nigerians abroad. Yes, mikel got more laurels than jayjay but jayjay is respected by living legends like pele, maradona, ronaldinho, zidane, weah, eto, etc as being their calibre.
Jay Jay Okocha was a great footballer of all time, his skills on a football astonished many fans around the globe.Personally ,he made us proud as Africans.Obi Mikel made it but not to the level of Okocha.