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| Ahmed Musa announcing the decision during press conference today |
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has handed the team’s captaincy to Chelsea’s midfielder, John Obi Mikel, saying his action became necessary to put the house back into unity.
Speaking at the team’s press briefing in Kaduna on Thursday, the CSKA forward said, “I want to announce now that from today, John Obi Mikel is our new captain.”
Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh last year took the captain band from Vincent Enyeama unceremoniously and handed it to Me, thereby overlooking the fact that Mikel is older than me in the National team and also the team’s vice captain.
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| Mikel and Ahmed Musa celebrates Nigeria Nations cup victory in 2013 |
The crisis led to a sharp division in the team which also led to the retirement of Enyeama from international football.
Mikel who made his debut for the Eagles in 2005 is expected to lead the Super Eagles when they battle the Pharaohs of Egypt on Friday in the AFCON 2017 qualifier in Kaduna.
