Chelsea midfielder and Captain of the Nigerian Under-23 male football team, Mikel Obi, has set his eyes on Gold in the ongoing Rio Olympics.

Mikel expressed this optimism on Sunday, as the Dream Team VI is set to take on Sweden today, by 11pm in the Group B second match.

Obi, who led the Dream Team VI to defeat Japan 5-4, in the opening game on Friday, in a tweet via his Twitter handle, @mikel_john_obi said a win against Sweden tonight will take the Dream Team closer to Gold.

Our second #Rio2016 match tonight against Sweden ?? – another win will take us closer to Gold ? #SuperEagles pic.twitter.com/UXEseZLo1D

— Mikel John Obi (@mikel_john_obi) 7 August 2016