Super Eagles assistant coach Joseph Yobo has explained why Austin Jay-Jay Okocha was a better footballer than Barcelona legend Ronaldinho.

Okocha and Yobo were teammates in the Super Eagles before they called time on their international careers in 2006 and 2014 respectively, and the former Everton defender saw firsthand the qualities of the playmaker.

Ronaldinho was also a skillful, talented footballer, and in an illustrious career he won the FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d'Or, La Liga and Champions League whilst at Barcelona.

When asked who he would pick between Okocha and Ronaldinho during an Instagram conversation with Channels TV's Austin Okon-Akpan, Yobo responded : "Jay-Jay, as the captain he wasn't one of those that really enforces things, he is easygoing and then he leads by example basically but then on the football pitch he lets his football do the talking.

"A lot of things that we saw in training people didn't see in the game because the game is always structural.

"He is one of the best I have ever seen and played with talking about technical abilities and it was always fun playing around him because like I said he loves football.

"He enjoyed the game, if you are around Jay-Jay you must enjoy football, he was a special player".

Okocha and Ronaldinho played alongside each other at French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain during the 2001-2002 season.

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