Super Eagles captain and former Chelsea midfielder John Obi
Mikel explained why he accepted to move to Chinese Premier League to team up
with Tianjin Teda. He said it was done to help Nigeria’s push to be at the 2018
World Cup in Russia. Mikel had been primarily snubbed from playing with
the
first team by Chelsea Coach, Antonio Conte, but he still remained a regular for
the national team So he decided to move to Tianjin Teda on a three year deal so
that he could get some playing time. Mikel said during an interview with
Owngoalnigeria.com: “I could easily have stayed in Chelsea for the remaining
six months of my contract but it won’t be in the best interest of my nation, as
they need me match fit when the World Cup 2018 qualifiers resume”. “It wasn’t an easy decision to make but I
seriously need matches to stay fit for Nigeria. Nigerians don’t deserve to miss
out of the World Cup after back to back failure to qualify for the Africa Cup
of Nations”.
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