The former player doesn’t usually bite his tongue. Chelsea and the Nigerian team John Obi Mikel on the podcast that bears his name ‘The Obi One’. This time, the object of his criticism was the African players who decided to play for European teams instead of those of their origin.
Criticism is harsh. “The Nigerian Football Federation He came up to me when I was at Chelsea saying: ‘Michael‘Can you try to convince them to play for their country?’ And I have spoken. I met with these children and their parents, and I told them: ‘You are from Nigeriain. Your father is Nigerian and your mother is Nigerian. Why don’t you represent your country? The answer was: ‘No, we want to represent England either France‘” he explained.
And he goes on to say that “then they wait, they keep waiting and when they get to the age of 25 or 26 and England don’t call, then they call. Nigeria either Cameroon. And we became the second option. We should not be treated like this, we are not a second option. You should be proud of your African roots and represent your country. I want the best to play Africa. If you make a decision, you must stick to it. If you decide to play for IEngland, stay with that. Sit and wait. Don’t wait until you’re 29 or 30 to pass your best level. “Fuck you, buddy!”
Source: La Verdad
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