He may not be as famous in the rest of the world as Lionel Messi, who’s getting an animated series of his own, but no soccer player is more respected in Nigeria than Augustine “Jay-Jay” Okocha, whose childhood is being loosely adapted as an animated series at Showmax.
Jay Jay: The Chosen One’s animation isn’t the most impressive we’ve seen from Nigeria – at Annecy we regularly try to catch some of the impressive projects being pitched from the country – but The Chosen One is a 100% Nigerian original commissioned by an African platform and represents a major step forward for a local industry that is growing rapidly.
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