Former Super Eagles Midfielder and Captain, John Mikel Obi was recently on the “Obi One Podcast video” and he spoke about a lot of things. While speaking on the podcast, John Mikel Obi called out Bukayo Saka, Eze, others who are playing for European countries despite their African roots.
“In his Words”
“I have talked so much about players not representing their African roots, we have held meetings with these kids, with their parents and said ‘Listen, you are from Nigeria, your dad is Nigerian, your Mom is Nigerian, why don’t you represent your fatherland, Nigeria?’. They will wanna play for England, France whatever it is and then they wait, then they keep waiting and waiting, when they get to 25 or 26 and don’t get a call up from England, then they call Nigeria”.
“We shouldn’t be treated as second option, we are not second option, you should be proud of your African roots, you should be proud to represent your African country, I want the best players to play in Africa, so you rather make a decision and stand by it, if you decide you want to play for England, stick to it, sit and wait, if you don’t get a call up then you don’t get a call up but don’t wait until 29, 30 when you’ve passed you best, then you will call the Nigerian FA and say you’re ready to play for them now, no don’t do that”, Mikel Obi said. it stirred massive reactions from the general public….Seë_Morë