Hull City's Nigerian midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha says he is likely to retire from football at the end of the season.

The former Bolton star, 35, has started 10 games since joining the Tigers in September 2007 but wants to quit while he is still at the top of his game.

Okocha told BBC Radio Humberside: "I am just thinking until the end of this season. Who knows what will happen but now I think that will be me done.

"After Hull that is it, I feel that this is my last bus stop."

Okocha has ruled out staying in football immediately after retiring, and will instead concentrate on business commitments.

He said: "I don't think I will go into coaching for now, I would like to try some other things, there are a lot of things to do and I will try to start a new life, a new challenge and I'm looking forward to it."


OKOCHA'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Won 59 caps and scored eight goals for Nigeria (amognst a number of good dribbles)
Cost Paris St Germain £14m in 1998
Has also played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahce and Bolton

The midfielder said he would not turn his back on his country, though, if they were to ask for his help, and added: "If they need my help it wouldn't be nice of me to turn that down. I would be ready to come and help.

"I think now we need local indigenous people that have played the game and know what it takes to be a winner and people who have the same mentality as the players to take the players on and bring the best out of them."

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Can we just take a moment to reflect on such a wonderful, creative and entertaining player, who most of us that play football would have emulated and looked up to at least once. Let hope some of the players called up by Siasia can give us a similar performance.

Check out the Youtube link for some of the joy he gave us.