Former Super Eagles captain and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has gathered a lot of reactions both from players and Nigerians, after showing off impressive fitness and skills on his official Instagram page.
The retired player has been spotted working out rigorously and showing off his impressive array of skills.
Mikel Obi has continued to stay fit and excellent shape despite the fact that he retired from football in September 2022.
The former Super Eagles captain posted a video of himself, working out and showing off his impressive skills with the ball ahead of the Chelsea Legends game against Bayern Munich in September which he is set to feature in.
The game is being organized to be played in remembrance of Chelsea legend, Gianluca Vialli, who died last year.
The Chelsea Foundation and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, which supports the work of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, will each get a portion of the revenues from the game.
Mikel Obi posted the videos of his workout on his Instagram page with one of the clips featuring a comment from former Chelsea captain John Terry asking “What are you training for Old Boy?”
Nigerians responded to the videos in amazement and there were calls for the ex-Nigeria captain to return to the team.
One user commented: “You retired early, i feel you still have a lot to offer Nigerian football”
Another said: @mikel_john_obi why do you have to retire at this young age?
Some fans called for him to come out of retirement in order to enjoy the windfall in Saudi Arabia over the past few months.
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