Mikel, Moses set for Super Cup history
Mikel Obi and his
compatriot Victor Moses
are in Monaco, France
where they hope to
emulate former Nigerian
star Celestine Babayaro by helping Chelsea win the
UEFA Super Cup inside the
Stade Louis II.

While Mikel is already an
established member of the
Stamford Bridge army,
Moses could make his
Chelsea debut against
Atletico Madrid just as he has been handed the jersey
number 13. The Nigeria
international last weekend
joined Chelsea on a long-
term deal that sees him
earning several times his weekly wages at Wigan.
The 21-year-old forward is
now in line for his debut
today. He will also spot the
jersey number 13, a spot
after Mikel’s number 12 shirt, for ‘The Blues’ this
season. Moses’ shirt was
last worn by Michael
Ballack .

Chelsea who shocked
Barcelona to claim the UEFA
Champions’ League will be
up in super battle against
another Spanish club
Atletico Madrid who won the Europa Cup. In 1998, Chelsea parading
Nigeria international
defender, Babayaro beat
Real Madrid 1-0 to win
their first-ever Super Cup. And now the two
Nigerians are also hoping
to repeat that feat. Mikel
was part of history last
season as the Stamford
Bridge team won their first-ever UEFA Champions
League trophy at a time
Moses was still playing for
Wigan. “The game will be
interesting and tough.
Atletico Madrid are Europa
League champions, that
says a lot about them. They
won this same trophy last season and will want to
retain it,” Mikel
told MTNFootball.com. “But I am looking forward
to a good game and victory
against them. It would be
great for me to win this
cup, my first and Chelsea’s
second.” The cup game will be the
last for the two Nigerians
before the Africa Nations
Cup qualifying game
against Liberia in Monrovia.
While Mikel who has been exempted from the match
returns to London, Moses
will adjust his schedule for
a trip down to Abuja
where the other players
are already in camp. On Wednesday Super Eagles
coach Stephen Keshi
announced Monday
deadline for all the invited
players. In an interview at Stamford
Bridge this week, Moses
talked about his desire to
be part of the team to face
Liberia. He featured for the
Eagles extensively in the first round of the qualifiers
which ended in June.