Mikel – SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com Africa's Elite Sports Daily Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:08:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sportsdayonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-SportsDay-icon-32x32.jpg Mikel – SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com 32 32 86240109 Mikel slams NFF over unpaid coach, shaky AFCON 2025 build-up https://sportsdayonline.com/mikel-slams-nff-over-unpaid-coach-shaky-afcon-2025-build-up/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:08:17 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=143899 Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has criticised Nigeria’s preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, accusing the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of administrative lapses ahead of the tournament. Speaking on his ObiOne podcast, Mikel expressed frustration over the build-up to the competition, which kicks off on Sunday in Morocco, and questioned how […]

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]]> 143899 ‘Arsenal have what it takes to win Champions League,’ says Mikel https://sportsdayonline.com/arsenal-have-what-it-takes-to-win-champions-league-says-mikel/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:00:50 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=140746 John Obi Mikel believes Arsenal are capable of winning both the Premier League and the Champions League this season and claims Mikel Arteta has the best squad in Europe at his disposal. Arsenal currently sit four points clear at the top of the Premier League and already hold a seven-point advantage over reigning champions Liverpool. […]

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]]> 140746 Mikel tips  ‘fighting fit’ Arsenal  to clinch  Champions League https://sportsdayonline.com/mikel-tips-fighting-fit-arsenal-to-clinch-champions-league/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:43:19 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=140629 John Obi Mikel believes Arsenal are capable of winning both the Premier League and the Champions League this season and claims Mikel Arteta has the best squad in Europe at his disposal. Arsenal currently sit four points clear at the top of the Premier League and already hold a seven-point advantage over reigning champions Liverpool. […]

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]]> 140629 Mikel: Family members ‘threatened’ me if don’t send money https://sportsdayonline.com/mikel-family-members-threatened-me-if-dont-send-money/ https://sportsdayonline.com/mikel-family-members-threatened-me-if-dont-send-money/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2023 11:09:58 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=109337 Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi revealed on Thursday, how members of his family threatened to blackmail him, if he failed to send them money Mikel, who was an integral part of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winning side with Chelsea, made this expose on a podcast with ‘Vibe With 5’. “Because anything I […]

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