Jaycee John Okwunwanne


Jaycee John Okwunwanne, simply known as Jojo is a Nigerian footballer who was naturalized to represent Bahrain internationally and currently plays as a Striker. He started his youth career in national stadium Suruelere, Lagos, with Osaka football club, coach and manager by Nigerian ex international Kingsley Osakwe.
A globetrotter, Thailand is already the seventh country Okwunwanne has played in.

Career

Okwunwanne grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and played for Osaka Lagos. Aged 19, he moved to Bahrain. After a strong fifth season in Bahrain, he went to Belgium to play for Excelsior Mouscron in the top division of Belgium where he played a solid role.
In December 2009, he became a free-agent after his club R.E. Mouscron went into bankruptcy and had to release their players. He went over to sign a one-year contract in Turkey with Eskisehirspor in the Süper Lig.
In January 2011, he transferred to the Kuwaiti Premier League team Al Jahra. Then he joined Qatari club Al Kharitiyat. In 2015, he joined Thai club Bangkok United after spells for Al Kharitiyat and Al-Mesaimeer.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 June 2007Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia2–22–2Friendly
2.30 June 2007Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam3–33–5Friendly
3.4 October 2007Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–03–1Friendly
4.4 October 2007Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain2–03–1Friendly
5.4 October 2007Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain3–03–1Friendly
6.21 October 2007Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain2–04–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.23 March 2009Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain3–05–2Friendly
8.9 September 2009King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1–12–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.29 November 2012Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar2–02–0Friendly
10.9 December 2012Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait1–01–02012 WAFF Championship
11.15 December 2012Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait1–01–02012 WAFF Championship
12.15 January 2015Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia1–11–22015 AFC Asian Cup
13.7 October 2016Philippine Stadium, Bocaue, Philippine1–03–1Friendly
14.7 October 2016Philippine Stadium, Bocaue, Philippine2–03–1Friendly