The 26-year-old scored his first League goal after 185 matches for the Blues in the 84th minute when he slotted a right-footed shot past David Stockdale
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Football fans in Nigeria say it will be a morale booster for MIkel after a long goalless spell in the club
The General Manager, Unmissable Incentives, Kayode Idowu revealed that the shortlist was very hectic as the Award Panel met for almost 10 hours to scrutinize the long list of nominations from members of the public to narrow down to the top three for each category
Keshi, who spoke through Team Scribe, Dayo Enebi Achor, said Mikel was injured even before he set out for Nigeria for the encounter but out of patriotism he offered to play the World Cup qualifier against Malawi
The game began on a very competitive note with Moses and Ahmed Musa tormenting the James Sangala-anchored Malawian defence
The Chelsea midfielder was called up for the clash in Durban but will now play no part after falling ill, joining Emmanuel Emenike and Kenneth Omeruo in having withdrawn themselves from the squad
This summer has already seen the 30-year old attracting interest from French Ligue One champions, Paris Saint-Germain
The boobs-flaunting actress and singer recently confessed to having a crush on the footballer in a recent interview
The offer was considered tempting from the Londoner
Meanwhile, Nigeria suffered their first defeat in 20 matches against Uruguay on Thursday, ending a run, which started in October 2010, while Spain became the first team to reach double figures in the tournament’s history after beating Tahiti 10-0 in Rio de Janeiro
The 26-year-old battler is quoted as saying that he hopes to join his
former Blues teammate, Didier Drogba, and is looking forward to making the move to the Super Lig champions
Mikel, 26, bought for £16 million eight years ago, fell out with Mourinho over his poor time-keeping during the Special One’s first spell in charge at Stamford Bridge
Obi, who flew directly to Nairobi from his base, is expected to welcome the rest of the Super Eagles’ players and officials to Kenya
Manchester City, having recently joined forces with the New York Yankees baseball franchise to create an NYCFC MLS outfit, take all their big guns including Joe Hart, Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero and David Silva to St Louis
Mikel believed that the top three finish on the Premier League log will present him another opportunity to give the Champions League title another shot after winning it a few years ago
The Blues, still basking in the euphoria of their Europa League win, are in a must win situation to guarantee third place and automatic entry into the Champions League group stage
Chelsea is out to claim a second European title after last season’s Champions League triumph, while Benfica is up against some history
John Terry, Ashley Cole, John Mikel Obi, Juan Mata, Oscar and Demba Ba are all expected to replace Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand, Frank Lampard, Ramires, Victor Moses and Fernando Torres from the previous starting XI
While Moses won the Samsung Fair Player of the Tournament, Emenike was the Pepsi Tournament Top Scorer and Obi and Ornage Man of the Match
Chelsea’s trio of John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo on Sunday celebrated their first major international championship after a single goal was enough to win Nigeria the Africa Cup of Nations