Mikel Obi

In this file photo, ex-Super Eagles midfielder John Obi Mikel attends a press conference in Kaliningrad on June 15, 2018, during the Russia 2018 World Cup ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Super Eagles, and Chelsea were among the first set of persons to wish him well. He also played at the 2014 and 2018 World Cup, captaining the team in the latter. Apart from winning the 2013 AFCON, Mikel had 91 caps for Nigeria and won a bronze medal for the country at the 2016 Olympics. Around that time, Mikel was the subject of a three-way transfer saga involving Manchester United, Chelsea, and Norwegian side Lyn Oslo. I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. “This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life.

He won the Champions League trophy in 2012 with Chelsea among other trophies and recently played for Kuwait SC. Former Captain of Nigeria's Super Eagles ...

I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. “This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life. “All of this would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my family, managers, clubs, coaches, team-mates and most importantly my ever-loyal fans.

The Nigerian, who played a key role as the Blues secured a first Champions League trophy in 2012, made the announcement on his personal Instagram account ...

I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. ‘This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life. ‘All of this would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my family, managers, clubs, coaches, team-mates and most importantly my ever-loyal fans.

The former Chelsea and Super Eagles player hung the boots after a 20 years career.

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At Chelsea Football club where he spent the better part of his career, Mikel helped the Blues to their first Champions League trophy in 2012.

I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. Good journalism costs a lot of money. ‘This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life. ‘All of this would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my family, managers, clubs, coaches, team-mates and most importantly my ever-loyal fans. ‘I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and more importantly the human it has helped shape. There is a saying that “all good things must come to an end”, and for my professional football career, that day is today,’ the post reads.

Encomiums and gratitude have continued to pour in for former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi after he announced his retirement from football at the age ...

I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. “This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life. “All of this would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my family, managers, clubs, coaches, teammates and most importantly my ever-loyal fans.

Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has announced his retirement from professional football after 20 years. Obi retired at the age of 35 with.

“This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life. Thank you”, he wrote. “I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and, more importantly, the human it has helped shape.

John Mikel Obi, former Super Eagles captain, has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 35.

He left Chelsea in 2016 for China’s Tianjin Teda the following year. I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. “This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life.

Mikel, 35, played for Chelsea for 11 years winning English Premier League twice, Champions League in 2012 - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. "This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life. Mikel played for Chelsea for 11 years to win the English Premier League twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 2012, which was the club's first.

Former Nigeria international John Mikel Obi retires from football after winning the Africa Cup of Nations and Champions League during his 18-year career.

He left his mark at two World Cups, won a Nations Cup, captained his country to an Olympic bronze medal (2016) and performed unforgettably at the Under-20 World Cup in 2005, a stage in his career when he was known as a free-scoring box-to-box midfielder. [twice during his career, ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47614526)to Mikel's immense dismay, but at Chelsea the Nigerian evolved into a holding midfielder of peerless intelligence and insouciance. "I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and more importantly the human it has helped shape." The seventh child in a family of eight, he was on the books of Norwegian club Lyn Oslo before the highly-publicised dispute between the Red Devils and the Blues in 2005, with the player skipping training in Norway [185th game for the club](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24089657) to score his first goal. Former Nigeria international John Mikel Obi has retired from football at the age of 35, declaring himself "very satisfied with all I was able to achieve" during 18 years in the game.

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has sent a message to former Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel, following his retirement from football. Musa, who recently joined Turkish club, Sivasspor, wished Mikel Obi bigger things above while underscoring his ...

“Here’s wishing you the best as you retire today. In a tweet via his Twitter handle, Musa wrote: “You have been an exemplary player and done great things in your career. You’ve been an exemplary player – Ahmed Musa sends message to Mikel Obi

After more than two decades of his romance with football, former Super Eagles captain and Chelsea FC of England hero John Obi Mikel has announced his.

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Glowing tributes have continued to pour in following Tuesday's announcement by Mikel Obi about his retirement from professional football after 20 years.

And loads of banter thank you ” Good journalism costs a lot of money. I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. This is not goodbye, it’s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life. “All of this would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my family, managers, clubs, coaches, teammates and most importantly my ever-loyal fans. You made us winners in that dressing room.

Nigerian Professional footballer, Mikel John Obi has retired from international football at the age of 35 years.The former Chelsea man...

In the 2006 summer transfer, he controversially moved to Chelsea after Manchester United allegedly claimed to have already signed him. His talent also won him the FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Ball in 2005 and the CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year of that same year. Mikel started his career with the regional team Plateau United before switching to the Norwegian club Lyn in 2004 when he was 17 years old.