John Obi Mikel

Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Sadio Mane strengthens case for Ballon d'Or with string of excellent performances for Senegal

Victory in two days' time would put Sadio Mane in esteemed company as one of just a handful of players with both Champions League and Cup of Nations honours

Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Nigeria under the scanner after shock 2-0 defeat to Madagascar

Nigeria are being panned by fans after their defeat to minnows Madagascar, setting up a potentially dangerous next round tie against heavyweights Ghana

John Obi Mikel overlooked by Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr yet again despite impressing in Championship with Middlesbrough

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has once again overlooked skipper John Obi Mikel, currently playing for Middlesbrough, for forthcoming games against Seychelles and Egypt

FIFA World Cup 2018: Ahmed Musa strikes twice to help Nigeria down Iceland and stay alive in tournament

Musa, who came into the starting line-up in place of Alex Iwobi, announced himself with two of the goals of the tournament so far.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says Iceland will face the heat in their Group D clash

Nigeria are hoping the temperature will work in their favour in the southern Russian city, where the mercury is expected to still be topping 30 Celsius.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel urges team to keep nerves in check ahead of opener against Croatia

The Nigerians go into the Group D match-up in Kaliningrad – Russia's bucolic European exclave more than 750 miles (1200 kilometres) from the chaos of Moscow – knowing they must improve on a run of just one win in their last 11 World Cup matches.

International friendlies: Nigeria served reality check as Serbia's 2-0 defeat punctures FIFA World Cup 2018 hype

Nigeria's 2-0 loss to fellow World Cup qualifiers Serbia this week served as a 'reality check' to inflated World Cup hopes, according to team spokesman Toyin Ibitoye.

Premier League: Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel denies rumors linking him with a move to Everton

John Obi Mikel said, "I don’t know where such a rumour came from, but this story is untrue," suggesting he has no intention to leave Chinese Super League

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers: Egypt, Nigeria and Tunisia one win away from booking berths for Russia

Nigeria, Egypt and Tunisia could all book their spots at 2018’s World Cup in the penultimate round of African qualifiers at the weekend but the other two slots will only be decided in November.

World Cup qualifiers: Chelsea's Victor Moses recalled by Nigeria; John Obi Mikel, Odion Ighalo make comeback

Nigeria have recalled Chelsea ace Victor Moses as well as China-based striker Odion Ighalo for next month's 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon.