Rio Olympics: Mikel Obi emerges Captain of Team Nigeria

Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has been named the Captain of TEAM NIGERIA to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio beginning on August 5, 2016.
Obi, one of the three overaged players invited to the national U-23 football team for the games, is making his first appearance at an Olympic Games.
Table tennis star, Funke Oshonaike, is the assistant team captain.
This will be Oshonaike’s sixth appearance at the Olympics after she debuted at Atlanta ’96.
The Dream Team VI is expected to depart for Rio from Atlanta, USA on July 29, 2016 for Rio.
Other athletes, hopefully, will leave Nigeria on the same day.
Obi and Oshonaike were chosen because of their consistency, patriotism and dedication to national assignments.
A statement by Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Sport, Solomon Dalung, added: “Mikel is a young, patriotic footballer of international status and we believe he will be a role model to the upcoming athletes while Funke Oshonaike is experienced and is one of the oldest athletes in the team. We believe that their combined efforts will bring goodwill to TEAM NIGERIA and project the county’s image positively to the world.”

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