Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria that Mikel’s absence from the home and away fixture against Libya did not affect the Eagles, and now would not be different.
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The jersey worn by Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel at the 2018 World Cup has been added to the FIFA museum collection.
Former Chelsea star John Mikel Obi is willing to help Nigeria’s amputee team play at the World Cup by “donating money and buying kits”.
Another bolt of worries over injury has hit Tianjin Teda of China midfielder, John Mikel Obi, following his absence from action with the Chinese Super League club last weekend.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mikel revealed after the 2018 FIFA World Cup that his father was abducted before Nigeria’s last group stage match against Argentina in Saint Petersburg.
The Command’s Spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Enugu.
Marcos Rojo had headed the ball against his own arm in the Argentine box, with Odion Ighalo slamming the ball in the wrong direction.
Mikel, who agreed that the team had a disappointing outing against Argentina in the last group D match at St. Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday, disclosed this at a post match conference.
With that, Mikel remains the fifth most capped Nigerian international.
Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 at the Volgograd Arena in a Group D match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, with the win pushing them into contention for qualification.
Their concern stemmed from the 0-2 defeat of Nigeria by Croatia on Saturday at the ongoing World Cup tournament in Russia.
Owolabi made the submission in his reaction to the Eagles first game loss at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos
Rohr, who spoke at the post-match conference of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D fixture, said he and his players were aware they made some important mistakes during the game
The Nigerian side will face Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in their opening Group D match at the FIFA World Cup, needing to win for a bright start.
The Super Eagles open their 2018 Fifa World Cup campaign on Saturday and they face Zlatko Dalic’s men at the Kaliningrad Arena.
The 25-year-old damaged his shoulder after an awkward challenge from Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos as Liverpool were defeated in the Champions League final at the end of May.
Dosu stated his position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos.
The country’s number three citizen doled out the gift on his visit to the team at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday.
Franco-German Rohr, who has lost only one competitive match since taking charge of the Eagles 22 months ago and will lead the three-time African champions at this year’s FIFA World Cup finals, commended the NFF for the move as he noted that no condition is permanent.
“England is a special place for me, having spent so many years playing there, and it is one country I love to go to,’’ Mikel was quoted as saying on the Nigeria Football Federation website on Tuesday.