{"id":153398,"date":"2025-02-28T09:57:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcon-you-dont-want-your-son-to-play-like-carragher-jay-jay-okocha"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:57:31","slug":"afcon-you-dont-want-your-son-to-play-like-carragher-jay-jay-okocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/afcon-you-dont-want-your-son-to-play-like-carragher-jay-jay-okocha","title":{"rendered":"AFCON: You don\u2019t want your son to play like Carragher \u2013 Jay Jay Okocha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has hit back at Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher over his controversial remarks about the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Carragher, speaking on Sky Sports, claimed that even if Mohamed Salah won the AFCON, it would not significantly increase his chances of winning the Ballon d\u2019Or prize.<\/p>\n<p>He later clarified his stance on X, stating: \u201cSalah is at a disadvantage playing for Egypt in terms of him winning the Ballon d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Salah had an average season at LFC but won the AFCON and was [Player of the Tournament], I don\u2019t think he\u2019d win the Ballon d\u2019Or, because I don\u2019t think the AFCON carries the weight of other tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments have attracted criticisms from fans and some African football legends.<\/p>\n<p>Okocha has now had a a dig at Carragher and claims nobody would want their sons to play like him.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThere are some players that would say something and you just have to overlook it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at their career, if you look at the type of football they played, then you can understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean&#8230; you won\u2019t want your son to be like [Jamie] Carragher. 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