Super Eagles legend celebrates birthday in London with Alex Iwobi

Okocha was in London on his 44th birthday and spent with close family and friends including his nephew, Iwobi.

In a video shared on Iwobi’s Twitter, the former Super Eagles captain is seen cutting his cake with friends and family members singing ‘happy birthday’ to him.

“Happy birthday Uncle J,” Iwobi wrote alongside the photo.

Okocha has a very close relationship with Iwobi whom he helped convinced to commit to Nigeria after playing for England at youth levels.

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The former BoltonWanderers midfielder is one of Iwobi’s main influences and still closely follows the career of the Super Eagles star.

Iwobi one time revealed that he was shocked when his famous uncle asked for his shirt.

“He was at my house the other day and when he was asking me for my shirt, I was confused,” Iwobi told .

“I thought it was a joke at first and then my dad got out one of my old jerseys and gave it to him

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“He said 'I’m going to treasure this' and I was like ‘Wow, it used to be the other way around'. For it to be like that was a moment I enjoyed, but it was crazy.

“I was always looking up to my uncle. Everyone knew that my uncle played for Bolton and he was a very big figure in Africa as well.

“He doesn’t just help me on the pitch, he helps me off the pitch, which is a key thing for me.”

Regarded as one of the skillful players of his generation, Okocha won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title with Nigeria in 1994 and Gold in the football event of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

He wasn’t that successful in his club career, failing to win any major trophy.

Iwobi has won the FA Cup already with Arsenal.