Dream Team VI skipper, John Obi Mikel, showed rare attacking ambition on Saturday to score the first goal as Nigeria ran out 2-0 winners over Denmark to qualify for the semi-final of the football event at the Rio Olympics.
That 29-year-old Chelsea midfielder, who has managed only six goals in over a decade at Stamford Bridge, was as cool as ice to slot home a most precious goal for his country.
He also delivered the corner from which Aminu Umar scored Nigeria’s second goal.
Given Mikel’s low goal return for club and country, his man of the match heroics didn’t go unnoticed by Twitter.
Below are some of the reactions.
Mikel for president 2023
— Mandela Abaagu (@iamMandela) August 13, 2016
Baba. Nigerians r saying that Mikel Obi has done much more for Nigeria as a footballer than you’ve done as President pic.twitter.com/V1nPBuJdKR
— CAPTAIN (@PaulUtho) August 13, 2016
Mikel
He sponsors the team
He gives assists
He scores.In a functional democracy, Mikel will replace Dalung as Sports Minister immediately
— Citysplash_com_ng (@UncleAdigun) August 13, 2016
This is John Obi #Mikel the son of the soil????. The payer of the hotel bills????. Nigeria is blessed to have you❤️????????????????. pic.twitter.com/bNvi6lP304
— RAYYAN (@Forever_Rayyan) August 13, 2016
John Obi Mikel scores when he wants to score.
— Lanzdee (@Yunglanz) August 13, 2016
John Obi Mikel… Lord Commander of the Blue Army, Protector of the Bridge and Defender of the Roman Empire. #CFC pic.twitter.com/xrhOfoj8gK”
— Ataga (@ExplorerAtaga) August 13, 2016
John Obi Mikel… Lord Commander of the Blue Army, Protector of the Bridge and Defender of the Roman Empire. #CFC pic.twitter.com/xrhOfoj8gK“
— Ataga (@ExplorerAtaga) August 13, 2016
Mikel for President. Vision 2019. Shall we gentlemen.
— Ahmed Rufai Isah (@Sir_Ruffy) August 13, 2016
I’m always disappointed when our fans call Mikel d Nigerian Zidane.
That’s absurd & insulting, Zidane should be called d french Mikel tbh.
— J. (@PsychoCesc) August 13, 2016
