TVC E. Former Nigeria skipper Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has told the country’s Olympic dream team in Rio that, they cannot become rich simply by playing for Nigeria.
Okocha, who clocked 43 years on Sunday, said they should rather be proud they are representing Nigeria than hope to make money doing so. “You can’t get rich playing for Nigeria, you will get exposure and touch lives,” Okocha said as he marked his birthday August 14th, with a visit to internally displaced people. “We have to look beyond match bonuses when playing for our country.”
‘Jay Jay’ recalled how his turning professional in Germany wiped out poverty from his family. “The decision to take the flight to Germany took away poverty from my family,” he recounted.
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