Keshi recalls Mikel for Liberia
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Chelsea ace Mikel Obi will stage a long-awaited return to the Super Eagles for a 2013 Nations Cup qualifier in Liberia, officials disclosed.
From the programme Eagles Stephen Keshi submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the AFCON qualifier in Monrovia on September 8, MTNFootball.com scooped that the Chelsea midfielder, who was sensationally left out of the June qualifiers, has been handed a second chance with the national team.Keshi has been at odds with Mikel’s commitment to the national cause and that was why he overlooked him in June, just weeks after he starred in Chelsea’s historic UEFA Champions League triumph at Bayern Munich.
“Mikel is among the players listed by Keshi for the Liberia match,” a top official specially informed MTNFootball.com.
Also staging a return to the Eagles is Olympic team standout star Nosa Igiebor, who last featured in November’s friendly against Zambia in Kaduna.
The midfielder, who can play either as a playmaker or an offensive player coming from deep, has continued to shine at Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.
And with Keshi desperate for creativity in the middle of the park, the former Warri Wolves star has thus been reconsidered.
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Keshi recalls Mikel for Liberia
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Chelsea ace Mikel Obi will stage a long-awaited return to the Super Eagles for a 2013 Nations Cup qualifier in Liberia, officials disclosed.
From the programme Eagles Stephen Keshi submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the AFCON qualifier in Monrovia on September 8, MTNFootball.com scooped that the Chelsea midfielder, who was sensationally left out of the June qualifiers, has been handed a second chance with the national team.Keshi has been at odds with Mikel’s commitment to the national cause and that was why he overlooked him in June, just weeks after he starred in Chelsea’s historic UEFA Champions League triumph at Bayern Munich.
“Mikel is among the players listed by Keshi for the Liberia match,” a top official specially informed MTNFootball.com.
Also staging a return to the Eagles is Olympic team standout star Nosa Igiebor, who last featured in November’s friendly against Zambia in Kaduna.
The midfielder, who can play either as a playmaker or an offensive player coming from deep, has continued to shine at Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.
And with Keshi desperate for creativity in the middle of the park, the former Warri Wolves star has thus been reconsidered.