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‘I’m willing to work with Super Eagles but not as Manager’ –Mikel

Mikel Obi, a former Nigerian international, said that he wants to assist the Super Eagles by acting as a middleman and “fixing things” at the highest level.

In an interview with CNN Sports, Mike revealed this. He stated that he would not want to be a manager because he would not take the chance of getting fired.

 “I would love to get involved with the Super Eagles, but not as a manager; I don’t want to get sacked; I don’t think I can handle that very well.

“I want to be involved with the national team as someone trying to fix the problems from the top, if it means to be a mediator between the players and the NFF to make sure things are run properly and have the right people managing what we should do together to make sure that we succeed.

Mikel discussed the greatest African of all time, revealing that Drogba would go down as the greatest African player in his book.

He said, “There are lots of great African players; there’s George Weah, Samuel Eto’o, Yaya Toure, Jay Jay Okocha, and Nnwakwo Kanu; they are great players. Didier Drogba, for me, will go down as the greatest African player that has played the game.”

“Success doesn’t happen only on the pitch, but from the top. So for me, that’s where we should start. I still maintain huge respect from the players and the fans. That’s what I would love to do in the future, but for now, let’s see what happens at AFCON.”

 

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Sydney Okafor

I'm Sydney Okafor, a broadcast journalist, producer, presenter, voice-over artist and researcher, deeply intrigued by human angle stories in Nigeria and the broader African context.

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