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Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has urged Liverpool star Jamie Carragher to "fck off" after he made "ignorant and disrespectful" comments regarding the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A--IQB267MY?si=O-Yp9REptUMSywav

Ex-Chelsea and Super Eagles skipper John Obi-Mikel has brutally blasted Jamie Carragher in response to the latter's disrespectful statements about the Africa Cup of Nations.

Carragher's dismissive comments, which suggested that the African tournament is not of the same standing as other international competitions, came under fire from the African football community.

Mikel took offense to these remarks and responded strongly to The Obi One Podcast.

In his television commentary, Carragher implied that Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian player who does not compete in "major" tournaments such as AFCON, may have a lower chance of winning the prestigious Ballon d'Or this year.

His comments provoked a quick reaction and were swiftly addressed by ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richards, who stated that AFCON is certainly an important competition.

Mikel criticized Carragher's statements as disrespectful and false, pointing to the pundit's failure to win any major international competitions with England.

Mikel fiercely expressed his admiration for the AFCON, which he won in 2013, and opposed Carragher's contemptuous attitude toward it.

The African football community watches Carragher on TV every weekend. Consequently, Mikel's outrage at the pundit, who denies the significance of a competition so treasured by African supporters, was passionate.

Mikel reminded Carragher and other detractors of African players' tremendous impact on the Premier League.

Mikel demanded an apology from Carragher for his ill-informed comments and urged him to appreciate the value and prestige of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Source: https://femotech.com.ng/2025/02/john-mikel-obi-blasts-ex-liverpool-star-jamie-carragher-over-afcon-comments-demands-an-apology/

Carragher or paragher must be stupid.

No so everybody dey blast Jamie Carragher, even those with K-leg career.

Dem no dey rate us because we no rate ourselves

Funny how Carragher downplays AFCON while African players carry European clubs, almost like they don’t want to admit where the real football magic comes from.

how person go just wake up from bed dey run him mouth 👄 upndown

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Jamie carragher has more own goals than his appearance for Liverpool

brainpulse:
No so everybody dey blast Jamie Carragher, even those with K-leg career.

Hahahahaha I swear.... It's madnesses 😂😂😂😂

brainpulse:
No so everybody dey blast Jamie Carragher, even those with K-leg career.

The whole Africa suppose blast the werey, they always find ways to make their things seems more superior.

I hope you are not insinuating that Mikel's career is k-legged??

In as much as I blame Carragher for his big mouth and baseless comments....

I still blame the organizers of AFCON. How can a major tournament like this be scheduled in the middle of the season when major leagues are ongoing, every two years? In some cases, players would choose to stay back with their clubs instead of playing at the AFCON.

I also blame our politicians that have refused to develop our homelands. With the enormous resources that abound in Africa, there's nothing we can't achieve here; functional leagues, good stadium and all... Where would that big mouth Carragher see the chance to talk trash!

In play station, don’t try put carhagger for back, na 2 own goals straight

When we are done 'blasting' outsiders for berating our AFCON, we'll come back home and quietly tell ourselves the truth.

We

Typical English man's mentality,no wonder England couldn't and wouldn't win the world cup during and after his era........Even the UCL, without the help of African players,no EPL club would have won it......

Well don from Mikel.

He is an Englishman. They look down on anything that is not from them even though they are not good at anything.

Jamie Carragher sef dey do football pundits
Anytime l see him in studio l just laugh
Person wey get own goal
Pass actual goal for him entire career
Mtchewwwwwwwwww
UK and over hyping under average players

The guy needs to tender an open apology.

Africans fit see AFCON as one of di most important football tournaments, but e no reach to give am global respect. If AFCON wan be major tournament, e gas get recognition wey pass Africa own.

If person look di mata well, e go see say wetin Jamie talk get point. If pesin win AFCON, e fit make am di best player for Africa, but e no too help for world ranking. If we check past AFCON best players and compare dem wit people wey win Euros and Copa América, e go dey clear say winners for those other tournaments dey enter front for Ballon d’Or. Dem tournaments get prestige and influence wey AFCON never reach.

Sometimes, di way we dey vex for AFCON matter dey show say we dey deceive ourselves. Some of our top players don ignore AFCON before, even when dem no get injury. Dem just no rate di tournament. Yet, nobody talk anything. If our own players no too send di tournament, why we go expect di rest of di world to take am serious?

Some African players like Mikel Obi and others don enter di discussion, but instead of dem to talk di real issue, dem just dey defend AFCON as if na dem go save am. But na lie be dat. If we no gree say AFCON get work to do, we no go fit improve am. Instead, we go just dey deceive ourselves.

Make we forget all di pretense. AFCON never get di global respect wey Euros and Copa América get. Instead make we dey argue, make we find way build di competition, make am strong, make e really matter for world football. Same way our local league dey suffer because we dey carry all our money go support European football. Until we put money and effort for our own competitions, dem go still dey secondary for world football.

We should flood CBS STUDIO's page with warning and ask Jamie to apologize!

Obi

As long as Nigeria doesn't host that tournament, it will always be valuable. Carragher must truly be foolish

lol

Noted.

We do to much self for this Africa, they should just let the matter rest, alot of people done reply that mumu carragher already

Many of these racists punks actually think Africans are not educated.

I support dragging him until he realizes the extent of his foolishness. Find his Twitter handle and drag the hell out of him.

What is Calamity Carragher to speak against one thing Africans love?

brainpulse:
No so everybody dey blast Jamie Carragher, even those with K-leg career.

With that k leg career, he will take care of your village people till christ come.

brainpulse:
No so everybody dey blast Jamie Carragher, even those with K-leg career.

If you make yourself rice, fowl go follow chop

This are the kind of things you should have been doing, defending Africa 🌍, not going around granting stupid podcast and saying Ronaldo is not 1-5 in Premier league best...

Mumu boy

Treasure17:
With that k leg career, he will take care of your village people till christ come.

Toh
You have said it all

Lol... The more I listen to these former footballers who talk authoritatively about everything and anything, the less I take them seriously.

Honestly, most of them sound incredibly stupid, especially that Jamie of a fellow, with his unrefined accent.

Talk is really cheap, and English pundits are the most irritating.