Nothing good can come out from the useless team Nigeria...Since dat boy call Mikel join Super Eagle,Nigerian performance has been reduced to nothing or zero...I miss the days of Okocha,Yekini,Amokachi,Amunike..Not this over hyped player.

let hope he can lead the team to win gold,that is what will need Nigerian for now. Naijabet man say so

I ws complaining abt his inclusion in d football team, now he is leading the whole team.......who God hath blessed let no man curse. He is blessed!

Omo see gobe

veekid:
Has he improve with his slow playing style?

..have you improved in your English writing skill?

veekid:
Has he improve with his slow playing style?

Have you found your soccer boot size in the Nike shop?

y is everybody clueless in nigeria?what happened to okagbare,segun toriola and oyedeji olumide?

stevebond007:
1001 reasons why, Dalong Solomon knows nothing bout football, Segun Toriola with more olympic experience than Mikel. The man Toriola who when he is on the spotlight he will be referred to as a record all time African to compete in olympics, he should also carry Nigeria's banner. Funny Dalong.

the tin taya me o......oyededi olumide or toriola would have been perfect cos of their xperience and age.......okagbare would av been ok,so as to encourage her(as our only medal hopeful)

robosky02:
Chelsea FC midfielder and Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has been named Captain of Team Nigeria to the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio in Brazil, which begins on August 5.

A statement on Tuesday by Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, Special Assistant on Media to Youths and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, also named Funke Oshonaike as the Assistant Team Captain.

Mikel is one of the three over-aged players invited to the national under-23 football team for the Games.

He is making his first appearance at an Olympic Games, after missing out on the 2008 edition in Beijing, China where he was widely expected to make an appearance.




Table tennis star Oshonaike is making her sixth appearance at the Olympics after she made her debut at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

“Mikel and Oshonaike were chosen because of their consistency, patriotism and dedication to national assignments.

“Mikel is a young, patriotic footballer of international status and we believe he will be a role model to the upcoming athletes, while Oshonaike is experienced and is one of the oldest athletes in the team.

“We believe that their combined efforts will bring goodwill to Team Nigeria and project the county’s image positively to the world,’’ Ikem-Anibeze said in the statement.

The Dream Team VI, Team Nigeria’s male football side, is expected to depart for Rio from Atlanta in the U.S., where they have been training, on Friday.

Other athletes making up the team are however expected to leave Nigeria on the same day from Abuja.



http://punchng.com/mikel-captain-team-nigeria-rio-olympics/

I smell this will b d worst Olympic 9ja will attend so far....since no FG backup

chinex276:
In bubu's government everything is headed by mediocres... imagine mikel being captain of a whole olympic team, when he is nt even the 3rd captain in chelsea... cahill dat joined in 2012, ranks higher dan him 2 show dat he doesnt have the charisma of being a captain.
i tell u olympic dis year is a disaster waiting 2 happen.
quote me nd i send amadioha after u

Your foolishness is unrefined. How many players did better than Mikel since Hiddink became the coach? That he wasn't handed the captain band means nothing, if not Skrtel would have been causing a rift for not been handed the assistant captain instead of Milner.

Remove the sentimental log from your eyes

first steps towards the right FAILURE

Ok ooo. Just make us proud

robosky02:
Chelsea FC midfielder and Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has been named Captain of Team Nigeria to the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio in Brazil, which begins on August 5.

A statement on Tuesday by Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, Special Assistant on Media to Youths and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, also named Funke Oshonaike as the Assistant Team Captain.

Mikel is one of the three over-aged players invited to the national under-23 football team for the Games.

He is making his first appearance at an Olympic Games, after missing out on the 2008 edition in Beijing, China where he was widely expected to make an appearance.




Table tennis star Oshonaike is making her sixth appearance at the Olympics after she made her debut at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

“Mikel and Oshonaike were chosen because of their consistency, patriotism and dedication to national assignments.

“Mikel is a young, patriotic footballer of international status and we believe he will be a role model to the upcoming athletes, while Oshonaike is experienced and is one of the oldest athletes in the team.

“We believe that their combined efforts will bring goodwill to Team Nigeria and project the county’s image positively to the world,’’ Ikem-Anibeze said in the statement.

The Dream Team VI, Team Nigeria’s male football side, is expected to depart for Rio from Atlanta in the U.S., where they have been training, on Friday.

Other athletes making up the team are however expected to leave Nigeria on the same day from Abuja.



http://punchng.com/mikel-captain-team-nigeria-rio-olympics/

They will not qualify for second round. Mikel is a mediocre and Nigeria is a joke.
A team with Mikel as captain is a joke.

Drbarmes:
That means we will be watching our matches in slow motion

The last time I checked, Mikel Obi was a prominent member of the team that won the last biggest trophy for Nigeria.

crook[color=#990000][/color]nairalanders beware

hdtdrr:

crook[color=#990000][/color]nairalanders beware

Mikel and Oshonaike were chosen because of
their consistency, patriotism and dedication to
national assignments.


These are to words I agree in describing Mikel. His previous actions is a testimony to this. Wrong choice of captainship.

... why mikel..... who else in d team....

sarzy:
Gone are the days when we had stars in the national team; days when a five-year-old boy could name all the first eleven players in the team. A player like Mikel wouldn't have made the squad then, let alone captain.

And who were those people, what did they achieved?

stevebond007:
1001 reasons why, Dalong Solomon knows nothing bout football, Segun Toriola with more olympic experience than Mikel. The man Toriola who when he is on the spotlight he will be referred to as a record all time African to compete in olympics, he should also carry Nigeria's banner. Funny Dalong.

What has toriola won in any of the Olympic apart from mere participating?
Mikel is a legend whom people people like toriola and Co watch week in week out.

dedons:
I pray Bullhari's body odour,Badluck and cluelessness does not affect the team.

By the way, why is there no Abokii or Afonja to handle the captaincy.

When will you stop been a mumu, how many captain do you expect a team to have. Everything about you is tribalism, to make a sensible contribution is a problem for you, to learn self na wahala, the only thing you know is to issue tribalistic statement, and if they call you an IPOB tout now,you will be crying like a baby.

livinbygrace:
Nothing good can come out from the useless team Nigeria...Since dat boy call Mikel join Super Eagle,Nigerian performance has been reduced to nothing or zero...I miss the days of Okocha,Yekini,Amokachi,Amunike..Not this over hyped player.

As good as there were, they only won one nations cup which Mikel have so far achieved

Haryohdeji:
I smell this will b d worst Olympic 9ja will attend so far....since no FG backup

The last Olympic, what was nigeria achievements? Nigeria won nothing in 2012 London summer Olympic. Not even a tea spoon

First mistake be that!

Chibudollar:
My igbo brother I hail o

But biko bro no vex so in your life their is nothing you can say without mentioning tribe to heat up the house

Please what is your education level first of all

Mikel to captain simple but to you Nwanne its to say "Your Igbo brother what a hell is wrong with your head

And yet people like you want Biafra but hailing him in Nigeria jersey isn't and you think you are making sense I was expecting you to tell mIKEL to remove Nigeria jersey nah please biko go one side don't mess today up. Nonsense

Please Mikel I beg play well ok as you know you are in a position of role model so do well no lazy football ok. Goodluck Boy

hdtdrr:

Fake. Don't try sending anything. You will only be sending ur recharge card number to the crook

nigerianvenom:

What has toriola won in any of the Olympic apart from mere participating?
Mikel is a legend whom people people like toriola and Co watch week in week out.

He won gold dude. Get your facts.

did I just read that Mikel is dedicated

jrusky:


But biko bro no vex so in your life their is nothing you can say without mentioning tribe to heat up the house

Please what is your education level first of all

Mikel to captain simple but to you Nwanne its to say "Your Igbo brother what a hell is wrong with your head

And yet people like you want Biafra but hailing him in Nigeria jersey isn't and you think you are making sense I was expecting you to tell mIKEL to remove Nigeria jersey nah please biko go one side don't mess today up. Nonsense

Please Mikel I beg play well ok as you know you are in a position of role model so do well no lazy football ok. Goodluck Boy

May the thunder from Amadioha keep on firing u and your family for coming here on NL and start typing rubbish about me, when you don't even know me... Even trying to impose the Biafra on me, you don see protest b4... Guy shift and go check your education status abeg

tunderay:
When will you stop been a mumu, how many captain do you expect a team to have. Everything about you is tribalism, to make a sensible contribution is a problem for you, to learn self na wahala, the only thing you know is to issue tribalistic statement, and if they call you an IPOB tout now,you will be crying like a baby.

chai!

He pain am.

Do2dtun:
I totally disagree with that toriola suppose to be the team captain

My thought actually.......

Chai Nigeria don lose b dat na