Former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha has appeared in court in Aberdeen facing money laundering charges, Aberdeen Evening Express reports.
Okocha , who is better known as Jay -Jay, appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday .
The 45 - year - old , who describes himself on his social media profile as “The Football Magician ”, made 124 appearances in the Premier League , scoring 14 goals for Bolton Wanderers between 2002 and 2006 .
The former Paris Saint- Germain and Fenerbahce star , who represented Nigeria at the 1994 , 1998 and 2002 , World Cups , faced two charges in the closed - door hearing , according to the report .
The famous sportsman was seen at court wearing white trainers with smart black trousers , a white shirt and suit jacket on top of a puffer jacket.
He faces one charge in relation to alleged acquisition , use and possession of criminal property , and another relating to allegedly concealing, disguising , converting and transferring criminal property . It is understood the appearance relates to incidents alleged to have happened in the North - East in 2015 .
Police began an investigation in 2015 which spanned two years before charges were brought against Okocha and six others – five of who are alleged to have carried out fraud related to North - East businesses .
The Atlanta ’ 96 Olympic Games gold medallist , who also netted 14 times for Nigeria in 73 appearances , helped Nigeria win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia , made no plea during the hearing
The retired footballer, of Milton Keynes, was granted bail . The case against him was continued for further examination . No date has yet been fixed for his next court appearance.
Okocha moved from Fenerbahce in Turkey to PSG in 1998 for a transfer fee of € 12 .4 m.
The attacking midfielder also played for Hull City in the English Championship before retiring from the sport after the 2008 - 09 season .
Source : Punch
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