Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Well, it was all about having fun on the pitch as various stars across Africa and the world, came to grace the Yobo’s testimonial match which took place on the 27th of May, 2016.
Rather than see the game between Team Nigeria and Team World as a do or die affair, the players took the match as a means of show casing their talents after a long while and one of those who enjoyed his game more was legendary Austin Jay Jay Okocha.
Okocha proved that despite he has retired, the skills are just there and can never be taken as he pulled up some nice moves on the midfield which made Cameroonian star, Samuel Eto’o, asked that he should be pulled off the pitch as the moves were just annoying.
You can watch the magic moments of Jay Jay on the pitch, laugh and comment yourself.
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