Former Super Eagles players have split along nostalgic lines ahead of Saturday’s (today’s) UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal in Budapest, with Jay-Jay Okocha and Godwin Okpara backing PSG while Nwankwo Kanu and Tajudeen Disu have thrown their weight behind the Gunners, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The final at the Puskás Aréna pits the defending champions against Premier League title winners Arsenal, who are appearing in their first Champions League final in 20 years.
Okpara, who spent two seasons at Parc des Princes and won the French League Cup during his time in Paris, is backing his former club to retain the trophy. The 53-year-old believes the transformation in PSG’s collective approach under Luis Enrique is the defining factor that sets them apart from both their own previous incarnations and their opponents on Saturday.
“There is a lot of quality in this PSG squad, and they do not depend solely on Ousmane Dembélé. It is an elite team because they no longer play through just one player,” Okpara told Footy-Africa.
“The PSG team we are seeing now is entirely different. It is built on pure teamwork, not individual egos,” he said. While conceding that Arsenal are no pushover, Okpara settled on PSG when it came to a final verdict.
