Chelsea Blame Their Former Player Mikel For First Goal Conceded By Nigeria

Chelsea have blamed their former player John Obi Mikel for the first goal conceded by the Nigeria National Team in their 2-1 loss to England at Wembley yesterday.

Blues captain Gary Cahill rose to power a header in after six minutes to give England the lead, and television replays clearly show that Mikel and William Troost-Ekong were caught ball watching as the ball was floated in by Kieran Trippier.

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane added a second for the Three Lions in the 39th minute before Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi pulled a goal back just after the restart but the hosts managed to hold on to their lead.

In their review of the friendly, the official website of Chelsea stated : ''Gary Cahill was on target for England at Wembley this evening, as the Three Lions stepped up their World Cup preparations with victory over Nigeria.

''The Chelsea skipper opened the scoring after just seven minutes, powering home a trademark header after escaping the attentions of former Blue, John Mikel Obi, to meet a Kieran Trippier corner.''

Victor Moses, Kenneth Omeruo and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were the other Chelsea players that featured in the friendly, while Ola Aina was a non-playing substitute.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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