Mikel was born on the 22nd of April, 1987, in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, to Igbo parents. The precociously talented lad started his official football career at the age of 12 when he was picked from over 3000 young talents to play in Pepsi Football Academy.
Mikel was later to play for Jos based team, Plateau United from where he was selected to play in the for Nigeria at the under 17 level during the FIFA Under-17 World Championships held in Finland. Subsequently, he went on trial to South Africa club Ajax Cape Town, before joining Lyn in Norway.
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