Bolton’s stars to take on Cork selection

WORLD CUP winner, Youri Djorkaeff, and Nigeria’s star midfielder, Jay-Jay Okocha, will, barring injury, be included in the Bolton Wanderers team to play a Cork selection on Wednesday of next week at Turner’s Cross.

Bolton have agreed to travel to play in Cork because it is a free week in the Premiership due to international matches. But the programme of games in the European Championship will not involve either Djorkaeff or Okocha, two of Bolton’s biggest stars.

The match is being organised by former Cork Celtic and Cork Hibs striker, Carl Davenport, a native of Bolton. He works in a scouting capacity for the Premiership club and the fact that Bolton manager Sam Allardyce spent time in the League of Ireland as manager of Limerick meant he was receptive to the idea of a game in Cork.