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How Representing Nigeria at the Rio Olympics Cost Mikel Obi His Place at Chelsea

There has been a rumor about how Mikel Obi's decision to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics cost him his place at Chelsea under the then Chelsea coach, Antonio Conte.

The former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, who happened to be the second-longest serving player at Stamford Bridge after John Terry, opted to play for the Dream Team VI in Rio that year instead of participating in pre-season preparations with Chelsea.

In this live interview with Livescore, Mikel explained how that decision ultimately led to his departure from the club.

Please watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd_jvf0Z9Gk?si=3tdV5j8TZ-AeqZOZ

Mikel, you talk too much. If you were exceptional and outstanding, your short absence from Chelsea wouldn’t make Chelsea replace you.

Okay

Wailer

So bad

Go and sit down.
So na Olympic make u score 1 goal in your 10 years of staying at Chelsea right?

So whats your point, cho cho cho like pregnant woman

So how would telling us now reduce the cup of garri for market...

It is well...

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How Representing Nigeria at the Rio Olympics Cost Mikel Obi His Place at Chelsea

There has been a rumor about how Mikel Obi's decision to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics cost him his place at Chelsea under the then Chelsea coach, Antonio Conte.

The former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, who happened to be the second-longest serving player at Stamford Bridge after John Terry, opted to play for the Dream Team VI in Rio that year instead of participating in pre-season preparations with Chelsea.

In this live interview with Livescore, Mikel explained how that decision ultimately led to his departure from the club.

Please watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd_jvf0Z9Gk?si=3tdV5j8TZ-AeqZOZ

You were being patriotic to people who never cared about you.
Forget them, God don bless you already

He was old and already lost his A game. Moh Salah left for afcon for a month, still retained his spot. This is no reason Mikel

Playing for Chelsea would also cost you your place on the dream team. You can't have your cake and eat it!

Chest beating dey their blood

Playing for Nigeria is a killer of dreams

I still the incident, that Conte was an idiot, so sure he wouldn't have had similar opinion if Mikel was repping Eng

Make who know Osehmen tell am to go Arab go pack money o.. That boy no dey behave like Edo boy at all..

We don hear you oga.

Dem force u play? Did u share d Olympics money with anyone? Cho cho cho all over the place. Empty barrels make the most noise.

Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

What's Mikel eating these days

Chocho chocho chocho

Keep your mouth shut please

EdiskyHarry:
Go and sit down.
So na Olympic make u score 1 goal in your 10 years of staying at Chelsea right?

Many Nigerians have a PHD Syndrome.

Pull Him Down.

Obi had a glorious career as a professional.

Won trophies and was an integral part of title winning teams.

Such that even you, would claim that he did it for 10 years.

What did you achieve during this period?

Ernchibyke:
He was old and already lost his A game. Moh Salah left for afcon for a month, still retained his spot. This is no reason Mikel

Same Mo Salah was kicked out of the same Chelsea squad.

This man has talked ten times he talked when he was in active days of playing.

Ok

Mckraz01:


You were being patriotic to people who never cared about you.
Forget them, God don bless you already

keep quiet there n stop d victim mentality

When Mikel played actively for the team, what was his contribution at Chelsea?

A man known for back all his life

A player who couldn't start an attack but is known to kill attacks with back

So playing for Nigeria made him sit on d bench for over 8 years?

So d like of drogba, kalou, malouda didn't play for their country at one time while at Chelsea?

The guy is less than an average player, he's only lucky Chelsea tolerated him for that long

Ask yourself how many goals does he have for Chelsea for good 10 years even as a midfielder n compare that to rudiger or Terry record

U even carry your victim mentality enter sport,oya blame tinubu for this one too now

Mikel talks too much these days.

oga u are not good

shut d f**k up

And it was Nigeria that allowed Chelsea to see you and signed you