John Obi Mikel is confident that his former team Chelsea will be Premier League title contenders next season, Afrosport reports. The Blues had a strong start to the current campaign under head coach Enzo Maresca and were tipped as potential title contenders. Their form however dipped towards the end of 2024 and into the new year and has now seen them slip 21 points behind leaders...
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has criticised forward Nicolas Jackson for lack of consistency in front of goal and wants the club to go for a more prolific option like Victor Osimhen, Afrosport reports. Jackson had a decent start to the season after netting nine goals coupled with three assists in his first 15 Premier League matches of the season. However, the Senegal international has...
Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has tipped Nigeria for glory at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Ivory Coast. Mikel, who led the Eagles to their third AFCON triumph in South Africa in 2013, believes Nigeria will always be favourites to win the biggest trophy on the African continent. Over a decade ago, Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handpicked a quartet of past and present African stars as assistants for the final draws of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Thursday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Two-time African Player of the Year and former Ivory Coast national team captain Didier Drogba, 2013 AFCON winner and former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi, reigning African Player...
Malo Gusto received the first direct red card of his career as Chelsea lost 1-0 to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Sunday. The young French right-back has been deputising for Reece James who is sidelined with a hamstring injury. Gusto was making his fifth consecutive league start in the blue shirt but luck did not smile on him in the 58th...
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