Ex-Barcelona Captain and Legendary defender, Carles Puyol will lead a team comprising of ex-Nigerian internationals, current NPFL players, Akwa United players and select consumers in a friendly encounter with a Shine Shine Bobo team led by former Super Eagles’ midfielder, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.
Puyol otherwise known as “The Wall” is in Nigeria today for the UEFA Champions League Tour presented by Heineken.The three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League is set to lead a football squad of the chairman team in a friendly encounter with a Shine Shine Bobo team led by former Super Eagles’ midfielder, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Okocha was part of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, fondly called the “Dream Team” that won the African Nations’ Cup in 1994, and the Olympics gold medal at Atlanta ’96.
The momentous match is one in the series of activities scheduled for the three-day UEFA Champions…
