- John Mikel Obi does not see himself retiring from football anytime soon
- The Tianjin TEDA midfielder intends to plays at the 2018 World Cup
- Mikel captained the team in the last two Qualifiers against Cameroon
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel discloses he has no immediate plans to retire from professional football and plans to play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The midfielder has won Uefa Champions League, Europa League, English Premier League, FA Cup and African Cup of Nations. He has also played at one World Cup but he says he intends to play at another.
“I’m 30 years old and still have a long way to go and I still want to play till God knows when,” he told media in Yaounde.
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Mikel Obi wants to play as long as possible
He said: “But now, I’m not thinking about retirement. I just came back from a very bad injury and now I’m back and finding my way to the field of play. Fitness wise it’s difficult but I am here to help the team.”
“The World Cup is a big tournament, I’ve played one before and to go to the second one is amazing,” he continued.
“We have a good and a very young team, but we’re not there yet. We were almost there today because if we got three points, it would have been finished.
“But we are happy with one point but honestly, we still need about one or two points to make.”
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The Tianjin TEDA man captained the Super Eagles to a 1 - 1 draw against Cameroon on Monday night and a 4 - 0 win over the Lions onFriday night.
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