2019 AFCON: Obi Mikel speaks on Super Eagles winning trophy, retirement
The former Chelsea midfielder, Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo have featured in the tournament before.He said that manager Gernot Rohr chose the appropriate players to compete in the tournament, including a group of young players who should be encouraged.
“I’ve been away from the team for over a year now but I was always in contact with the team and I knew the team was in good hands,” said Mikel at Friday’s pre-match press conference. ”Everyone thinks we are favorites but we are not looking at it like that we just want to qualify and then kick on and do great things.
”The last we were here we won but we’ve missed out on a few but we are confident. There are just the three of us who have the experience but the blend in the team is good.” Speaking on the possibility of retiring from the national team after the AFCON, Mikel who made his tournament debut thirteen years ago said, ”It’s not a bad place to finish! I started here in 2006 and we came third so Egypt has always been good to me.
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