English Premier League
Alex Iwobi recounts Austine Jay-Jay Okocha impact on his glowing career

By Monsurah Olatunji
Nigeria international and Everton forward, Alex Iwobi shared his relationship with Austine Jay-Jay Okocha and how impactful the country’s legend has helped his career.
Notorious for entertaining fans with his mesmerizing displays on the pitch, Okocha is globally regarded as one of the greatest dribblers of all time and is widely recognized as one of the greatest Nigerian talents.
Iwobi found himself a role model who he always aspires to imitate in Okocha, a fast, talented, and skilled player who often played as an attacking midfielder as the 26-year-old currently has the most goal assists in Sean Dyche’s team as the Toffees fight to stay in the English Premier League.
The former Arsenal player claimed that he never trained with his uncle but did observe him when he played for Sam Allardyce’s, Bolton Wanderers, in England as he shares inspiring tales of watching his uncle at Bolton.

“I never really trained with him, but luckily I was able to watch his training sessions when he was at Bolton when Sam Allardyce was still the manager,” Iwobi said on Kammy & Ben’s Proper Football Podcast.
“So I did have to learn some of the taboo languages from Sam Allardyce early. And I’d see how, obviously, Sam Allardyce, he had his way of playing his own football, but my uncle liked to add a bit of spice, a bit of flair to it.
“If my uncle is able to do that, why can’t I do that? But nowadays, when we do speak, it’s more on the mental side, and to make sure I’m okay.”
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