"My only regret is not winning African footballer of the year' Jay Jay Okocha

   When asked about any regret as a footballer, legendary footballer Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha said;"If I have any regret that would be not winning The African Footballerof the Year. But then, I don't think Iwas meant to because I gave my best, but at the end, it wasn't good enough. However, I had a fantasticplaying career"When asked why no other footballer has beenable to fill the vacuum of the No.10 position he left behind, Okocha replied;"I don't want to sound arrogant butthe truth it that there is something special about me. Sometimes, youhave special players in a squad, when you lose them, it will take like five to ten years to get anotherset of such players. Not that the people trying to fill the vacuum arenot good, they are great in their own way, but they are not just special. With time, Nigeria will get the special one that will fill the vacuum I left" He told Encomium