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A former Super Eagles player, Segun Odegbami, has told manager of the Nigerian senior team not to take Mikel Obi to AFCON 2019. Segun Odegbami who noted that Mikel Obi has been absent from the Nigerian National team since Nigeria’s last group stage game against Argentina at the 2018 World …

Super Eagles skipper, John Obi Mikel has disclosed that former Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho “killed” him during their time at Premier League giant, Chelsea. Mikel Obi said Mourinho killed him because he got sent off on his first game for the Blues. According to him, he was quite slow …

John Mikel Obi and his Middlesbrough teammates will be thanking their stars that their flight back to base after their FA Cup match against Newport on Tuesday night had to be called off. The squad and backroom staff were due to fly back to Teesside but engine failure in their …

Super Eagles midfielder, Mikel Obi has cancelled his contract Chinese club Tianjin Teda, a year before the agreement between club and player was due to run out. The Eagles captain is seeking a return to Europe for family reasons. Mikel did not travel with the Tianjin Teda first-teamers to Spain …

Super Eagles mildfielder, John Mikel Obi has stated that he remains fully committed to the national team and will make himself available for selection once he sorts out his ‘physical and fitness issues’. The Tianjin TEDA midfielder, who has not been in action for Nigeria since the World Cup in …