*Delightful… Chelsea’s Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi (r) celebrate with team-mate Branislav Ivanovic after he scored the second goal for Chelsea in their English Premier League football match against Fulham at Stamford Bridge. It was Mikel ‘s second goal in his eight-year stay with the Blues. Photo AFP
Chelsea Football Club, has hailed Nigerian midfielder, John Mikel Obi as he turns 28. One of its sponsor, Samsung also hailed the midfield maestro.
Mikel joined Chelsea in June 2006 for a fee in the region of £16 million.
A brief of his profile on the club website read: “Mikel has won a host of honours during his time at the club, but perhaps his finest moment in a Chelsea shirt was the 2012 Champions League final, when he produced an outstanding midfield display as we overcame Bayern Munich in Germany.
Often saving his best performances for the big occasion – the 2012 Champions League final being a case in point – Mikel has won every major honour at club level with the Blues”.
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