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.



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Has he improve with his slow playing style?

Nigeria cant win it be that

Ok ..next

My igbo brother I hail o

Well, he's always very calm.



Good luck to TeamNigeria

Even though i like mikel's personality, i think his game has not improved Over the years.

That means we will be watching our matches in slow motion

Go for Gold

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

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What date is our first match?

before nko who wan captain before? my grandma

Na ehn be say we don lose Olympics be dat.

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.

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.

ok

but why

Another Avenue for the 3 most popular tribes in Nigeria to clash.... The afonjas, the Igbos and zombies


Based on facts stated above, I can jejely report to NCAN anambra branch that their son is doing well
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Alright.,

Nwa afo Igbo all the way. Igbos always leading.

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

veekid:
Has he improve with his slow playing style?

Receive Sense ....

Thats real bad news for Nigeria.

ok Lets go there...TEAM NIGERIA

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.

He has received my blessing

veekid:
Has he improve WITH his slow playing style?

Improved on. Not with.

That's nice. Wishing them a successful outing at the Rio Olympics.

God bless Nigeria!

What happened to Blessing Okagbare and Toriola that actually has Olympic experience?? Nigeria and mumu sentiments..