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Dimeji Lawal: Playing For Nigeria Cost Mikel His Chelsea Place by alexpombo4: 6:51am On Oct 17, 2016 |
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel lead the Nigerian Super Eagles to win Bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic. A former Nigerian winger Dimeji Lawal, who is now a pundit in Nigeria says playing for Nigeria have costed the midfielder his place in Antonio Conte's team. Lawal says he is amazed by some of criticism the 29-year-old face back in Nigeria. Mikel is yet feature in any Premier League game Chelsea this season. This has lead some fans criticizing him back at home - Lawal says they sympathize with the Super Eagles captain instead of criticizing him. He claims Mikel is playing the price for abandoning the Blues's preseason tour for the Olympic. According to the FIFA-licensed players’ agent, Conte is not happy that the South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner opted to represent Nigeria at Rio 2016. The Olympics is not on the FIFA international calendar so clubs are not required to release players for the tournament – and many big European clubs, including Chelsea, did everything to to prevent their star players going to the Games. Mikel had admitted opting to miss the preseason was a tough choice, especially as former Italy coach Conte was new to the London side. “It is difficult to leave Chelsea at this time,” Mikel told the Evening Standard . “But I explained to the club why I wanted to go and I thank them for their understanding and allowing me to be a part of this.” continue here http://bluegistsdaily..com/2016/10/dimeji-lawal-playing-for-nigeria-cost.html |
Re: Dimeji Lawal: Playing For Nigeria Cost Mikel His Chelsea Place by johns944(m): 7:36am On Oct 17, 2016 |
Leadership by example. Your country first |
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