Okocha to skipper Bolton

Nigeria playmaker Jay-Jay Okocha looks set to captain Bolton at Watford tomorrow in the FA Cup before leaving for the African Nations Cup.

Manager Sam Allardyce could be without as many as nine players for the tricky tie against the Coca-Cola Championship high-fliers.

El-Hadji Diouf, Abdoulaye Faye and Radhi Jaidi are heading off to prepare for the continental tournament in Egypt while Kevin Davies, Kevin Nolan and Ivan Campo are all suspended.

Gary Speed (knee), Nicky Hunt (calf) and Khalilou Fadiga (virus) may also miss out through injury and illness.

Provisional Squad: Jaaskelainen, O’Brien, Ben Haim, N’Gotty, Gardner, Speed, Giannakopoulos, Djetou, Okocha, Nakata, Fadiga, Borgetti, Vaz Te, Hunt, Walker, Fernandes, Fojut, Powell.