Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has hinted that his sojourn with the Super Eagles might be coming to an end, saying the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt may be the last time he is seen at the biennial championship.
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The 31-year-old held initial talks with Boro last week and is understood to have returned for further discussions on Monday, with a deal very much a possibility
Chen Jingang’s men, without the Super Eagles forward, succumbed to a 2-0 loss against Dalian Yifang in their last league game of the season.
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel netted his first goal in six months as Tianjin Teda were beaten 4-2 by Shanghai Shenhua on game week 27 in the Chinese Super League on Sunday.
In the 76th minute of the game, with the scores level at 1-1, the Manchester United defender headed the ball onto his own hand in the box after a Super Eagles cross from the left flank before Odion Ighalo shot wide.
Including the Argentinian youth teams, Messi has been directly involved in six goals (four goals, two assists) Argentina has scored against the Nigerian teams in only five appearances and could become the first player to score at the World Cup as a teenager, in his twenties and in his thirties if he finds the net against the Super Eagles on Tuesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team’s World Cup jersey has been the most talked-about in the build-up to the Coupe de Mundial, with many rating it as the best.
The Tianjin Teda of China player via his twitter handle: @mikel_john_obi, wrote: “Thank you for your support this weekend!
Mikel said: “I have been in the national team since 2005 and I haven’t seen this discipline before.
“It is meetings, being on time, the training, but in 2014, the team was a disaster.
Pucic, who has close links to Football College, Abuja, revealed that Chelsea’s Victor Moses is the only star player on the Nigeria team, and the present squad cannot be compared to the USA 1994 and 1998 teams.
Mikel arrived after the rest of the players have already gone for the morning session, hence he missed out on their first drill for the day.
Mikel has been linked with a move away from the Blues having played no game under manager Antonio Conte and with The Blues on an 11-match winning streak in the Premier League, chances have been few and far between
Mikel, 29, has not played a single minute of first-team football since Conte arrived in the summer and it is understood that the pair have a frosty relationship after the midfielder decided to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics
‘I was obviously very clear before travelling to Brazil that my target was the gold medal, but to get the bronze is still an amazing achievement,’ Mikel said
The Franco-German, named Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation two weeks ago, has called up three goalkeepers, eight defenders, four midfielders and eight forwards for the game scheduled for the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo on September 3
The Chelsea midfielder is sure that Pogba will get him back for the jibe and is looking forward to playing against the Frenchman in the new Premier League season
However, Mikel is excited by the prospect of playing in Brazil, posting on his Instagram page: “First part of Chelsea pre-season done. Off to Atlanta to join the Nigeria team for the Olympics 2016