Former Super Eagles player, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, says some football clubs in Europe don’t like signing players of African descent.
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Okocha attributed the shut out of players from Africa by the clubs to Africa Cup of Nations in an interview he granted CNN during which he blamed distraction off the field as reasons African players seldom get international recognition.
“African players worry about a lot of challenges which affect them so they have to work twice as hard to earn recognition. You are under a lot of pressure to prove yourself, you worry about how to overcome poverty, and it will also interest you to know that some foreign clubs don’t sign African players because of the timing of the African Nations cup, so all these pose a lot of challenge for the African player and this no doubt can affect potentials. But a few things are being worked upon and I believe the younger players will have better chances, the former PSG, Fenerbahce, Bolton and Hull City player said.
