John Obi Mikel Joins Kuwaiti Club
Ex-Nigerian international, John Obi Mikel, has departed English Championship side, Stoke City, to join Kuwaiti football powerhouse, Kuwait Sporting Club. Read more about Sports It will be recalled that the former Super Eagles of Nigeria captain signed a one-year contract extension at Stoke a few weeks back, but has now chosen to ply his […]
Mikel Eager To Bring Winning Mentality To Stoke
Nigerian football legend and former Chelsea FC of England midfielder, Mikel Obi, has expressed his desire to impact his winning mentality on his Stoke City teammates after joining the club as a free player on Monday, August 17, 2020. Mikel, 33, became a free player since March 2020, after he fell out with the […]
Mikel Part Ways With Trabzonspor Amid Corona Virus Concerns
Ex-Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, John Obi Mikel and his Turkish club, Trabzonspor, have both mutually agreed to terminate the contract of the Nigerian midfielder. The Turkish league outfits in an official statement made public on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, confirmed they have parted ways with the Nigerian but failed to give a reason for […]
Super Eagles Pummel The Indomitable Lions 4-0
It was a very eventful evening for Nigeria on Friday at the God’swill Akpabio International Stadium Uyo, where the Super Eagles displayed strength, sleight, and skill like we’ve not seen in a long time. After a very snail-like start from the Eagles, that led to the Lions dominating the early minutes of the game, sending […]
Nigeria Defeats Algeria 3-1 to Extend Its Lead Of Its FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group
Nigeria’s Super Eagles today defeated their Algerian opponents 3-1 to further boost their chances of qualifying for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. With the victory against the North Africans secured at the Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria now sits comfortably at the summit of its qualifying group. Victor Moses started things off in […]
Is the End Near for John Mikel Obi?
John Mikel Obi surprisingly didn’t feature in Super Eagles’ 2-0 win over Swaziland yesterday at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. Obi, who is one of Nigeria’s best exports, was dropped by Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh for both home and away legs of the encounter. Interestingly, Oliseh didn’t pick Mikel in the squad […]
Oliseh Recalls English Premier League Trio
Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has recalled English Premier League trio: John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Odion Ighalo for the upcoming friendlies against Cameroon and Congo. Chelsea duo, Mikel and Moses, and Watford striker Ighalo missed last month’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Tanzania. Mikel and Ighalo were dropped from the team whilst […]
Mikel, Toure and Drogba Top Contenders for CAF African Footballer of the Year Award
The race to crown Africa’s best soccer star for 2013 couldn’t have been tighter. It has been so fierce that people, especially Nigerian pundits, see the Glo CAF Awards as a tournament that would unveil Africa’s winner. In my opinion, it has been an amazing a year of sports, specifically football for Nigerians as we […]
Glo CAF Awards: Stephen Keshi, Ethiopian Coach Pick Mikel for African Footballer of the Year Award
Coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi made a statement over the weekend that it is about time Nigeria returned to its place of pride by having one of its star players win the coveted laurel reserved for individual performances. Coach Keshi, while speaking to the media after Nigeria’s win over the Ethiopian side […]
Nigerians in the English Premier League
Chelsea 2-0 Fulham John Mikel Obi grabbed the headlines on Saturday when he scored his first goal in 158 games to seal a derby win for the Blues at Stamford Bridge. The midfielder had never scored in the Premier League prior to last Saturday’s game and he reacted to a corner to become an unlikely […]
“I Was Not Fit for Burkina Faso Match” – Mikel
John Mikel Obi has refuted claims that he was not injured and decided not to play in Super Eagles friendly match against the Stallions of Burkina Faso, last week in Kaduna. He said he was not fit, and for that reason did not participate, he said, “It’s sad if people hold such views about me […]
Weekend Update: Nigerians in the English Premier League
EVERTON 1-0 CHELSEA John Obi Mikel played all 90minutes for the visitors as Jose Mourinho succumbed to their first defeat of the campaign. Birthday boy, Steven Naismith scored the only goal of the game for the Toffes. FULHAM 1-1 WEST BROM Victor Anichebe made his debut for West Brom in their trip to the Craven […]
4 Reasons why Mikel should dump Chelsea
There is definitely no doubt about the talent of John Mikel Obi given his achievement for Chelsea FC and the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the last half- decade. He has received praise and criticism from fans, the latter which has been more profound coming from his club performance. The big question now is; ‘Can […]
WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League
By Arinze Ude EVERTON 2-0 MAN CITY Victor Anichebe was instrumental in his team’s defeat of the defending Champions at Goodison Park before he was replaced by Croatian striker, Nikica Jelavic in the late stages of the game. ASTON VILLA 3-2 QPR Nedum Onuoha was on the bench for the duration of the game […]
Nigerians in European Club Competitions
By Arinze Ude UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Celtic defender, Efe Ambrose made up for his errors in the 1st leg against Juventus but it wasn’t good enough as his team crashed out of the competition. Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke became the last Nigerian to bow out of Europe’s premier club competition when his side, Schalke FC lost […]
WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League and FA Cup Highlights
By Arinze Ude WEST BROM 2-1 SWANSEA CITY Osaze Odemwingie replaced in-form striker, Romelu Lukaku in the second half of West Brom’s win over the newly crowned Capital One Champions. His introduction irked the Home fans and they booed his every touch. It is evident that the Albion fans are yet to forgive Osaze […]