Who Will Replace Mikel In Super Eagles? Glasgow Rangers Star Is The Best Candidate By A Mile

Super Eagles manager Gernort Rohr revealed that he's in search of Mikel Obi's replacement following the midfielder's retirement on Thursday.

According to the Franco-German boss, he is in search of a player who regularly plays for a Champions League club and has all it takes to feature in different positions in midfield.

Considering the manager's criteria, new Glasgow Rangers acquisition Joe Aribo is the best man for the job  based on his versatility and his determination to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

In an exclusive interview with allnigeriasoccer.com earlier in the year, Aribo declared his love for the Super Eagles and he will be glad to feature for the team in the nearest future.


Aribo can best be tagged as 'young Mikel' because of his abilities to feature as a central midfielder, defensive midfielder and as an attacking midfielder.

Just like Mikel, Aribo is known for his trademark and defense-splitting passes which often end up creating goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.

The fact that he plays for Rangers, who is managed by a world-class midfielder in person of Steven Gerrard, is another reason why the 22-year-old is the best candidate to take over from the former Chelsea star.

Aribo's quality as a versatile midfielder will definitely improve on steady basis as he's going to learn new skills from the Liverpool legend.

His commitment towards representing the Super Eagles is an assurance that Rohr will get the best out of the youngster as his zeal will see him give his all for the team.

In fact, Aribo could be an upgrade to the new Tranzonspor midfielder because he also score goals too, unlike Mikel who has just six goals from 89 international matches.

The search is made simple for Rohr, all he needs is to hand a debut call-up to the youngster and run the rule over him on the training ground.