Super
Eagles’ captain Mikel Obi has been put under intense pressure to lead the team
to a resounding victory against Iceland on Friday, as well as fulfill his
promise to President Muhammad Buhari that he (Mikel) is a man of his words.
NationSport
confirmed that President Buhari spoke with Captain of the three-time African
Champions few hours before Nigeria tackled Croatia in their first World Cup
fixture in Russia, where Mikel reassured the President that the team would not
disappoint.
Presidential
delegation led by Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung as well as CBN Governor;
Godwin Emefiele with the Nigerian Ambassador to Russia Steve Ugbah facilitated
the phone conversation.
“If you
can see that after the defeat, Mikel was down and withdrew more than his
teammates, to the extent that he could not explain the defeat in a post-match
interview. He knew the weight of disappointment.
“I can
tell you for free that Mr President spoke with him(Mikel) on behalf of the team
before the Croatia match.
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