Jay-Jay Okocha ranked 78th among the world's greatest footballers ever

According to a list of football stars and legends  in a poll organised by the The Guardian Newspaper  UK Austin Okocha has been named among the greatest FIFA World Cup players of all time , ranked 78th. Brazil’s Edson Arantes do Nascimento( Pele )  is ranked first .

Others in the top 10 are Maradona (2), Franz Beckenbauer (3), Ronaldo da Lima (4), Zinedine Zidane (5), Johan Cruyff (6), Lothar Matthaus (7), Gerd Muller (8),  Garrincha (9) and Michel Platini (10)

So good they named him twice , Jay-Jay Okocha captained Nigeria to his last World Cup finals in 2002 and was also at the 1994 and 1998 editions.

Current football stars listed among the greatest include Xavi (15) , Puyol(64) , Ronaldo(33) , Messi (51) , Iniesta(65) , Sneijdar (84) and Ronaldinho (23)

Other African players in the list are Cameroonians Roger Milla (36) and Goalkeeper Thomas Nkono (88)