Super Eagles legend Jay-Jay Okocha reveals toughest defender he ever faced in his career

Former Nigeria international, Augustine Jay-Jay Okocha, has picked the toughest defender he has ever faced.

According to the former Bolton captain, former Ghana and Bayern Munich defender, Sammy Kuffour, is the toughest defender he’s ever faced.

In a report sighted by Legit.ng on Citinewsroom.com, Okocha, is considered the most skillful playmaker ever out of the continent.

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Okocha has faced many tough defenders in his career but Kuffour stands out, according to him.

He said during a Bundesliga Legends Tour in Lagos.“I realized at a very young age that I had a gift to do special things with the ball. My biggest opponent was me. I knew I was in charge when with the ball.

''But on the toughest defenders I faced, I would say that my African brothers were the ones.''

“We have the same mentality and thought the same way. Osei Kuffour was the toughest of them all. There was a game that he kept following and marking me and I asked him, “O boy, take it easy, look at the way you are breathing down on my neck” and he replied that “sorry I got work to do”. “He brought out the best in me.”

Osei-Kuffuor, during his active days played 175 games for Bayern Munich, scoring seven goals in the process. He retired from active football 2008.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Virgil van Dijk insisted he was not intimidated with the challenge of trying to stop Lionel Messi when Liverpool clash with Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.

The Reds would travel to Camp Nou for the first leg in what was expected to be an explosive contest between both sides.

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