Mikel To Play Maximum Of Five Games In Five Months Ahead Of WCQ Vs Cameroon
Published: July 22, 2017
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel may be struggling for match fitness ahead of two crucial World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon in September.
The Nigeria number ten has been left out of the match day squad for Tianjin Teda's Chinese Super League clash against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan on Saturday, fueling speculation that he has not yet attained match fitness after surgery.
Mikel has not kicked a ball for his Chinese club since April 2 when he netted in Tianjin Teda's 2-0 win over today's opponents.
Assuming the defensive midfielder is handed a run out in all the matches before the World Cup qualifier versus the Indomitable Lions, he would have played only five matches in the last five months.
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is expected to announce his roster for the World Cup qualifiers before the next three weeks, and one player that is not in contention to make the list is Mikel's teammate Brown Ideye, who has been demoted to the reserves and has missed Tianjin Teda's last three matches.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
The Nigeria number ten has been left out of the match day squad for Tianjin Teda's Chinese Super League clash against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan on Saturday, fueling speculation that he has not yet attained match fitness after surgery.
Mikel has not kicked a ball for his Chinese club since April 2 when he netted in Tianjin Teda's 2-0 win over today's opponents.
Assuming the defensive midfielder is handed a run out in all the matches before the World Cup qualifier versus the Indomitable Lions, he would have played only five matches in the last five months.
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is expected to announce his roster for the World Cup qualifiers before the next three weeks, and one player that is not in contention to make the list is Mikel's teammate Brown Ideye, who has been demoted to the reserves and has missed Tianjin Teda's last three matches.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Latest News
- The Finidi George era begins: Can he lead Super Eagles to the World Cup promised land?
- Nigerian winger resumes training with Arsenal U21s after lengthy spell on the sidelines
- Official: Former Ajax Amsterdam winger Finidi appointed as Super Eagles coach
- Two-time Serie A champions Lazio yet to table offer for Super Eagles midfielder, but interest is real
- 'He's like a big brother to me' - Ajax striker Akpom shares advice he got from his Nigerian agent
- Key statistic highlights how Osimhen dominated Roma but needs to improve his shot conversion rate
- 5 players to keep an eye on at UEFA EURO 2024
- Chelsea winger Madueke joins Arsenal, Man Utd, Liverpool, Tottenham stars in PL TOTW
- Late appointment of new Super Eagles coach: National Assembly summons NFF president, Eguavoen
- Brighton, Brentford handed boost in pursuit of Nigerian winger as Romanian champions end interest
Football News 24/7
News Categories
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football