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Former Chelsea and Super Eagles midfielder, John Obi Mikel has said that helium is yet to person the crippled of onshore promised to the players by the Federal Government.
Recall that aft the squad won the Africa Cup of Nations successful 2023, each members of the squad were promised plots of lands by the Nigerian government.
It was the authorities of past President, Goodluck Jonathan which made to committedness to the squad captained by Obi Mikel successful South Africa.
Mikel noted that each subordinate was promised a “massive crippled of land” by the medication of Jonathan.
Speaking connected a podcast hosted by Peter Crouch, Mikel said the squad was fixed a expansive reception aft lifting the trophy, but the pledged reward has ne'er materialised successful his case.
“We got a bully reception. We got offered a monolithic crippled of onshore each. I don’t deliberation I cognize wherever excavation is,” Mikel said.
Obi Mikel, who spent 18 years successful progressive football, retired from the crippled successful 2022 astatine the property of 35.
Mikel spent astir of his vocation astatine Chelsea wherever helium won galore trophies, including the Champions League and the Premier League.
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