John Mikel Obi disowns Nigeria, Swaps Nationality To British In Order To Remain At Chelsea

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Mikel Obi is about to get his British passport in October, and he’s turning all offers down for now to at least stay in Chelsea for him to obtain his passport first, which he is due to get in October.

“Mikel will be a British citizen by October and that was one of the main considerations why he has opted to stay put at Chelsea at least for the time being. There are offers from clubs like Juventus, Galatasaray and Monaco, but he would rather get his passport before he considers any of them,” a close associate said 

John Mikel Obi set to fly to Lagos in Chelsea jet

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The Glo/CAF African Person of the Year Award 2014 set to hold tomorrow Thursday January 9th at Eko and Suites in Lagos and certainly one of its nominees, super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, is going to be specially flown into Lagos  for the ceremony in a plane supplied by his team, Chelsea.

“I am coming for the CAF awards, I will be flown in and out of Nigeria by the Chelsea jet. I will arrive on the awards day and return immediately after,” Mikel told MTNFootball.com “It is an honour to be selected and nominated for the award. I am looking forward to winning it for my country.” He also said

Mikel is up against Cote d'Ivoire and Man City player Yaya Toure and Cote d'Ivoire and Galatasaray player, Didier Drogba. Yaya Toure won it last year..you think Mikel deserves to win it this year?