Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, feels overwhelmed having been
appointed as the captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympic Games. The 29-year
old Mikel said this is highest accolade a sportsman
can get.
“First and foremost, I will say I am overwhelmed with this
opportunity to be the captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympics.
He also expressed his gratitude to his fans and promises to
carry everyone along.
“I am much pleased and very happy with myself for what I
have been able to achieve, and grateful to the Federal Ministry of Youth and
Sports and the entire country for this opportunity,” he said on the Nigeria
Football Federation website.
“My objective is definitely going to be to carry everyone
along. I think it’s important that we all work together, it’s
important that we all set one goal, and that goal is to be successful, to win
medals, to make sure we get gold medals. Our country has not done very well in recent times at the
Olympics, so hopefully we can go to Rio and do well,” he said.
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