Mikel leads list of retired players to be honoured by UEFA Champions League
Former Super Eagles skipper, John Obi Mikel has been listed among the eight retired players to be honoured by UEFA Champions League.
In the twitter hint on Champions League, the former player who won the Champions League with Chelsea.
Mikel played for Chelsea for 11 years to win the English Premier League twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 2012, which was the club’s first.
👋 Retired in 2022 (selected):
🇳🇬 John Obi Mikel
🇫🇷 Franck Ribéry
🇦🇷 Carlos Tévez
🇪🇸 Gerard Piqué
🇦🇷 Gonzalo Higuaín
🇵🇹 Bruno Alves
🇷🇸 Aleksandar Kolarov
🇫🇷 Blaise Matuidi#UCL— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 28, 2022
He also helped Chelsea win the UEFA Europa League in 2013.
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Mikel scored six goals and made 13 assists in 372 appearances for Chelsea in 2006-2017.
Separately, Mikel was a Nigeria midfielder when the team won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
He amassed 89 international caps for the Nigerian national team.
Other players listed include, Frank Ribery of France, Carlos Tevez of Argentina, Gerard Pique of Spain, Gonzalo Higuain also of Spain, former Fenerbahce Bruno Alves of Brazil, Serbian star Aleksandar Kolarov, and former France and PSG player, Blaise Matuidi.