Ace Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth has enrolled his 15-year-old son, Jason Okpocha, into the prestigious Liverpool Football Academy. The announcement was made on social media on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Sharing on Instagram, Basketmouth showed his son signing the enrollment document. According to the comedian, his son has been accepted into the Project Mbappe track, which is a special program for talents.
“Go make daddy proud boy.” Basketmouth captioned the video.
Jason’s enrollment in the Liverpool Academy is a major achievement for the young player. Liverpool is one of the biggest football clubs in the world, with an academy that has churned out some of the biggest names in football, including Steven Gerrard, Raheem Sterling, and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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