The intervention, Mikel lamented, came after months of delays by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
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Osimhen, who has scored 72 goals in 122 appearances for Napoli, has attracted interest from Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the summer transfer window.
Head coach Mauricio Pochettino already has three forwards in his first-team squad in Nicolas Jackson, Armando Broja and Christopher Nkunku, the latter who is bidding to return to action after a knee injury in the coming weeks.
Mikel, 33, netted the second goal of the duel, which was played behind close door at the bet365 stadium.
Mikel arrives in the Potteries as O’Neill’s fourth summer signing, having played half-a-season under Pulis at play-off chasing Middlesbrough in 2018/19.
Middlesbrough midfielder John Obi Mikel insists he’s only thinking about the final four games of the season – rather than his personal contract situation.
Now with Middlesbrough, Mikel finds himself in direct competition with former Blues teammates, though, after Ashley Cole joined Frank Lampard’s Derby and John Terry became a coach at Aston Villa.
The match will, to a large extent, determine who stays or leaves after the Group matches
Dalic, who was named coach of Croatia following the dismissal of Ante Cacic before their qualifier against Ukraine in October, has refused to write off Nigeria, who are ranked 33 positions below his team.
The Nigeria captain’s contract is due to expire on June 30, 2017 and he is free to talk with clubs in January, as is normal for players with only six months remaining on their contracts
Obi has failed to make an appearance for the Blues since the start of the season and he is likely to receive offers at the turn of the year as his 11-year spell at Stamford Bridge approaches an end
Ighalo feels that if the Italian is intending to bring in midfield reinforcements, then he should consider a move for Mikel who is currently out in the cold at Stamford Bridge
Reports claimed Shanghai have already made an inquiry to Obi’s representatives and the midfielder is now giving it some thought
Obi said this in a post-match news conference after the Super Eagles drubbed the visiting Desert Foxes of Algeria 3-1 in a well attended match played at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
It restated that all the players appreciated the importance of the game and its ramifications for Nigeria’s march to a sixth FIFA World Cup finals
Obi admitted that the Italian was too inexperienced to stop the number 10 when Chelsea tackled the Serie A powerhouse in the Champions League
Chelsea midfielder. Mikel John Obi, admits their poor fitness was a factor last season. Obi has thus hailed the Blues…
Nigeria won a competitive away game for the first time in 23 months as Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho scored before Collins Mbesuma pulled one back in the Zambian Copperbelt capital
“We are all looking forward to the qualifying matches, starting with Sunday’s game in Zambia. Each and every one of us knows what it means – big battles that we have to win. We are ready for the challenge,” he said
“I don’t know where the story about my being injured came from. I have no injury. All the other players and myself are fit and ready and we are determined to start the World Cup race on a winning note,” Mikel told the team’s Administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor, on Saturday