Austin Okocha scores brilliant goal in exhibition for selected stars against Wales

Austin Okocha scores brilliant goal in exhibition for selected stars against Wales

Austin Okocha showed he still got so much sparkle in his game as he scored a cheeky goal in a 5 A-side exhibition game in the United Kingdom.

The former Nigerian international played for a selected 5 A-side All-Star team against a Welsh side.

As usual the ex-Bolton Wanderers captain sparkled in the game with intelligent dribbles as the crowd cheered the midfielder.

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When the scores was leveled at 2-2, there was defensive blunder when the Welsh goalkeeper failed to handle the ball properly as Jay Jay Okocha stole it and scored in cheeky fashion.

Okocha's team went on to win the game by 7-3 but the 46-year-old rolled back the years where he got the world at his feet.

The former Fenerbache star was part of the Nigerian team that won the Tunisia Cup of Nations in 1994.

He also won gold for the Dream Team at the Atlanta 96' Olympics, which was Africa's first ever in a football event.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Zlatan Ibrahimovic did not show any sign of aging as he clocked 22 miles per hour during AC Milan's 2-0 win over Cagliari.

The time shows he was the second-fastest player in Milan squad at the age of 38 and for a player not known for his pace throughout his career, this is an incredible feat.

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