{"id":857539,"date":"2025-06-23T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/own-it-jay-jay-okocha-weighs-in-on-osimhen-and-bonifaces-future\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:12:47","slug":"own-it-jay-jay-okocha-weighs-in-on-osimhen-and-bonifaces-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/own-it-jay-jay-okocha-weighs-in-on-osimhen-and-bonifaces-future\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOwn it\u201d \u2013 Jay-Jay Okocha weighs in on Osimhen and Boniface\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NS-Quote-Email-Soccernet7.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NS-Quote-Email-Soccernet7-750x500.png\" alt=\"Soccer \u201cOwn it\u201d \u2013 Jay-Jay Okocha weighs in on Osimhen and Boniface\u2019s future\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-full-width=\"1200\" data-full-height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, has weighed in on the future of two Nigerian strikers in Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victor Osimhen came off the back of a successful season on loan in Turkey with Galatasaray, winning the League title and the league cup while claiming the golden boot award.<\/p>\n<p>Boniface, on the other hand, struggled to replicate the same form that saw him win the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season Award in his debut campaign due to injuries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164889\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/imago1062070580-1024x682.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164889\">Victor Osimhen with the championship trophy after the Ziraat Turkish Cup Final match between Trabzonspor and Galatasaray at Gaziantep Stadium. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/06\/osimhen-is-nigerias-most-expensive-player-but-is-he-the-highest-paid-find-out-here.html\">Top 10 highest-paid Nigerian footballers in 2025: Osimhen, Boniface dominate the rich list<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/06\/victor-osimhen-boniface-super-eagles-legend-olamide-baddo.html\">Watch: Victor Osimhen, Boniface, Super Eagles legend hang out with Olamide Baddo in Lagos club<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/06\/okocha-psg-inter-milan.html\">\u201cWho cares\u201d \u2013 Jay-Jay Okocha reacts to PSG\u2019s Champions League win over Inter Milan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/06\/semi-ajayi-okocha-hull.html\"><strong>Transfer: Semi Ajayi signs for Jay Jay Okocha\u2019s former club<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1058133498-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Boniface\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148591\">Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen looks on during a 1. Bundesliga game, RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen, at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/05\/leverkusen-boniface-super-eagles.html\">Leverkusen<\/a><\/strong> are open to selling Boniface if an offer comes in, even if he was close to joining Al-Nassr in January.<\/p>\n<p>His form dipped in his second season, and Okocha empathised with the 24-year-old, urging him to fight for his place at the Bay Arena.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOf course, his second season was not as successful as his first, but we can\u2019t forget the injury he had. We all know it takes time to come back from a serious injury,\u201d Okocha told <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/ay-jay-okocha-weighs-in-on-osimhen-bonifaces-next-career-moves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sport 247<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he stays at Bayer Leverkusen, he must fight for his place and impress the new manager, but if he decides to leave, we hope it\u2019s to a club that\u2019s a better fit for his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webimage-86EB4DD5-3EBD-414E-99553CD878953E2F.png\" alt=\"Soccer Jay Jay Okocha\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123948\">Jay Jay Okocha at the 1994 World Cup. [Photo credit\/X]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turning to Victor Osimhen, who doesn&#8217;t have a future at Napoli, but has interest from several clubs, Okocha said;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe decision should be his. Whether it goes well or not, he must own it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe in deciding someone\u2019s future. He should choose what\u2019s best for him and his family,\u201d the AFCON 1994 winner concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163436\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gq8EPTxXEAAIUQU-750x877-1.jpeg\" alt width=\"750\" height=\"877\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163436\">Victor Osimhen. [Photo Credit\/ X].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boniface has been linked with a move to Newcastle in recent weeks, but he&#8217;s previously made it clear he has no interest in Premier League football, while Osimhen&#8217;s most recent suitor is Liverpool.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Soccer Adefolahan Guerreiro\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f64d35abfd960f4a5a400c4bb517f7f0be6c48b655560fbdd37e59d9fc9ca58?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/guerreiro\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdefolahan Guerreiro\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAdefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience.<\/p>\n<p>He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/06\/okocha-osimhen-boniface.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Adefolahan Guerreiro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, has weighed in on the future of two Nigerian strikers in Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface, Soccernet.ng reports. 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