The popular Chelsea football club player Mikel Obi will be leading Nigeria to the 2016 Olympic football competition holding at Brazil.
The Sports Ministry said Mikel the Chelsea midfielder has been picked because he is regarded as “a role model” to the upcoming athletes.
Mikel Obi becomes New Nigeria Super Eagle Captain
“Mikel is a young, patriotic footballer of international status and we believe he will be a role model to the upcoming athletes, while Funke 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,” supersport.com stated the head of mission, Christian Ohaa, as saying on Tuesday, reported from the Nation.
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