John Obi Mikel has declared Real Madrid attacker Eden Hazard the “worst trainer” he encountered at Chelsea. Hazard is currently battling to overcome a new injury setback at Real. And Obi Mikel told the Athletic: “I’ve always said that Hazard is one of the most gifted players, he had it all: speed, power, skill, technique […]
John Obi Mikel has opened up on how he was punished by former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte for deciding to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics. The midfielder was called up by the West African country for the tournament as one of the over-age players and got the nod from the Blues hierarchy to honour […]
Nigeria can still progress to the World Cup knockout stage, despite their 2-0 defeat to Croatia on Saturday, according to John Obi Mikel. Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel insists Nigeria must ‘go back to the drawing board’ following their 2-0 World Cup defeat to Croatia, but still harbours hopes the Super Eagles can progress […]
Ex-international, Emmanuel Amuneke believes the duo of Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses are two qualities and dangerous players that could single-handedly decide a game for the Super Eagles at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Both players were crucial for Nigeria during the qualifying series as they scored vital goals to help the Super […]
Following the arrival of eight key players, the number of Super Eagles players already in camp for Friday’s international friendly game against Poland has risen to 14, China-based captain John Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo as well as Chelsea’s Victor Moses and vice captain Ogenyi Onazi are still expected to arrive. According to the Super […]
Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho is set to make a shock move to bring his former midfielder, Mikel John Obi to Old Trafford from Chelsea. Super Eagles captain, Mikel, has not played under new Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte and there are no plans to renew his contract which runs out this season. Foreign media reports […]