Okocha unveils POTM award 28yrs after Super Eagles win over Spain
Former Super Eagles midfielder Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha has unveiled a special Superior Player Of The Match Award from FIFA for his performance in the colours of Nigeria against the Spanish national team at the France ’98 World Cup.
The Bolton Wanderers legend took to his official Instagram page to display the silver trophy given to him by FIFA 28-years after the exciting game which saw the Super Eagles defeat the Spain by 3-2.
“Hello, this is JJ Okocha. I’m about to unveil this special award being given to me by FIFA,” the 52-year-old said in the clip.
“It was given to me for winning the Superior Man of the Match in a World Cup game, Nigeria versus Spain 1998.
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“Special thank you to Michelob ULTRA and Copa90 for this amazing recognition. I’m so honoured to receive it,” Okocha said in the video posted on his IG page.
The initiative which is a joint effort by the Michelob ULTRA and football content platform Copa90 seeks to retrospectively honour standout performances by players before the official player of the Match award was introduced by FIFA in the year 2022.
The organizers say players are selected for recognition based on searched archives of past World Cups before the year 2022 with deserving players selected across hundreds of games played in the past.
