Super Eagles Legend Okocha Returns to Former Club Bolton, Scores Stunning Goal As His Team Loses 7–4
- Super Eagles legend Austin Okocha on Sunday evening, November 14, played for Bolton All Stars against the main team
- The former midfield maestro scored the first goal for his side in a charity match in which they lost 7-4
- When the Nigerian star was playing in the Premier League, Okocha was one of the best midfielders then in England
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Super Eagles legend Austin Okocha on Sunday evening, November 14, returned to Bolton Wanderers in England where he played and scored in a charity game where his team lost 7-4.
During his active playing time in the Premier League, Austin Okocha was known as one of the best midfielders and dribblers considering his styles of play.
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According to the report on Manchester Evening, Austin Okocha played for the Bolton All-Star XI against the Bolton team and even scored the first goal of the match via a penalty.
Why was the charity match organized?
The match was staged so as to raise funds for treatment of Wanderers defender Gethin Jones' mother Karen, who has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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The family are aiming to pursue the best current care and the leading course of treatment which is available only in the United States.
In the encounter, Austin Okocha still showed some impressive skills for Bolton All-Star in which fans at the stands were happy seeing the Nigerian football legend.
How many League games did Okocha play for Bolton?
Between the year 2002-2006, Austin Okocha played 114 games for Bolton Wanderers scoring 14 goals before moving to Qatar SC where he spent only one year.
Ahmed Musa breaks Nigeria record, scores as Super Eagles beat Liberia in World Cup qualifier
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Ahmed Musa broke Nigeria record in the all-time appearance list after playing and scoring for the Super Eagles on Sunday evening, November 13, in their 2-0 win over Liberia.
The encounter against Liberia was a 2022 World Cup qualifier played in Morocco in which Napoli forward Victor Osimhen scored the first goal before Ahmed Musa came on in the second half to get his own
The encounter against Liberia was Ahmed Musa's 102nd game for the Super Eagles which is an incredible one as the former Kano Pillars' striker has now gone past Vincent Enyeama and Joseph Yobo.
Ahmed Musa equalled the duo’s feat having earned his 101st cap in the three-time African champions’ 2-0 win over the Central African Republic on October 10.
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