Nigeria
John Obi Mikel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 02/2017
Personal information
Full name
John Michael Nchekwube Obinna
Date of birth
22 April 1987
Place of birth
Jos, Nigeria
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Tianjin TEDA
Youth career
Plateau United
2002-2004
Senior career
Lyn
2004-2006
6x apps / 1x goal
Chelsea
2006-2016
249x apps / 1x goal
Tianjin TEDA
2017-
0x apps / 0x goal
National team
Nigeria
2006-
78x apps / 5x goals
Nigeria Olympic
2016
6x apps / 1x goal
Tianjin Teda F.C. Season 2017-
Nigeria news
TRANSFER - NIGERIA - JOHN OGU HOPES ISRAEL MOVE WILL LEAD TO RECALL
John Ogu is hoping his move to Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva can help resurrect his international career with Nigeria.
TRANSFER - NIGERIA - STRIKER UCHE NWOFOR HAPPY WITH MOVE TO LIERSE
Nigeria international striker Uche Nwofor believes his move to Belgian side Lierse S.K will aid his progression as a player.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 2ND MATCHES - All RESULTS
Cameroon hit form to thrash Ivory Coast - They continued their resurgence as they hammered Ivory Coast 4:1 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Yaounde.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 1ST MATCHES - SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Congo Brazzaville produced a shock victory in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, beating Nigeria 3:2 in their Group A match in Calabar.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - NIGERIA - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW
Nigeria recall Sone Aluko for qualifiers - He wins his first call-up in more than two years for the matches against Congo on 6 September and South Africa four days later.
FIFA RANKING - Sierra Leone break new ground
Sierra Leone have climbed 14 places in the Fifa world rankings for August, lifting them into the top 50 for the fist time in their history.
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - Stephen Keshi close to new deal
The 52-year-old led Nigeria to their third African title in 2013 and the last 16 at the World Cup in Brazil but his deal was allowed to expire.
TRANSFER - Nigeria - Striker Imoh Ezekiel joins Qatari side Al-Arabi SC
"Being with Standard has filled me with good memories and I cannot thank the club enough," Ezekiel said in an emotional video message to Standard TV.
TRANSFER - NIGERIA - West Brom break club record to sign Nigerian striker Brown Ideye
The Baggies announced the arrival of the 25-year-old Dynamo Kiev player on Friday, saying they had broken the club's record.
Fifa ranking - Nigeria move up, Carpe Verde suffer big drop
The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.
