In the same league as Messi, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho- Ex-Arsenal star on Okocha

Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Adebayor insists that former Super Eagles captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha is on the same level as Messi, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.

Messi and Ronaldo are arguably the greatest players to play the game while Ronaldinho is one of the most gifted players to play football. 

Messi and Ronaldo dominated football for over a decade with 12 Ballon d’Or titles between them, while Ronaldinho was the best player in the world in the mid-2000s. 

However, while the three players were the best players in the world in their prime, the same cannot be said about Okocha, who despite his talent, didn’t win a lot of individual awards or team trophies. 

Still, Adebayor believes the former Super Eagles captain is in the same league as Messi, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. 

Adebayor said this at a football match organised to celebrate Okocha’s birthday in Lagos, Nigeria. 

“Today, people will say, Messi, people say, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, I think he [Okocha] is in that league,” Adebayo told TVC as per One Jobless Boy. 

Adebayor was not the only ex-player to praise Okocha. Former Super Eagles star Daniel Amokachi also applauded the ex-Bolton man, saying he still could not believe the former PSG man did not win the African Player of the Year Award. 

Meanwhile, ex-Ghana star Asamoah Gyan called him one of the greatest players to ever play the game.  

Okocha played for clubs like Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahce  PSG and Bolton Wanderers during his club career.