Austin Okocha sends frank message to Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo

The Nigerian legend watched because the Manchester United icon doubtless made his final look at soccer’s largest fiesta on Saturday

Tremendous Eagles nice Austin Okocha has despatched a frank, no-pity-party message to iconic ahead Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal exited the 2022 FIFA World Cup within the quarterfinals.

With Portugal one of many favourites to elevate the trophy in Qatar, Ronaldo hoped so as to add the one main title lacking from his stupendously stocked honours cupboard.

And at 37, the previous Manchester United striker knew Qatar 2022 was his final probability at changing into a world champion.

Nevertheless it resulted in disappointment for Ronaldo and all of Portugal as Morocco pulled off a shocking 1-0 win to achieve the semifinals of the World Cup for the primary time in historical past.

Ronaldo performed the second half of that encounter however couldn’t encourage the Selecao to return again from falling behind to a Youssef En-Nesyri header within the forty second minute.

And the previous Actual Madrid hero was caught leaving the stadium in tears following Portugal’s defeat.

It was a sorry sight that reminded a lot of Liverpool legend, Luiz Suarez, who additionally cried profusely when Uruguay crashed out of the World Cup within the group stage.

Okocha, who by no means received CAF’s Africa Greatest Participant award regardless of his prodigious expertise, additionally is aware of a factor or two about lacking out on titles after coming so shut.

And the previous Paris Saint-Germain star has charged a sorrowful Ronaldo to simply accept his world cup miss as his destiny and wipe the tears away.

“Oh sure! We’ve seen it on this event. Loads of stars have cried as a result of they knew this may very well be their final probability of enjoying within the World Cup,” Okocha mentioned.

“We noticed Suarez and now Ronaldo. What a implausible profession he has had. He’s an icon however I imply, some issues aren’t meant to be.

“I don’t assume that it was meant for him to win the World Cup as a result of that they had all the pieces. However credit score to Morocco.”

Cristiano Ronaldo will probably be 41 years previous when the following version of the World Cup kicks off in one other 4 years.