World Cup Exit: My wife paid for my food- Mikel
Nigerian professional footballer, John Obi Mikel, who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Tianjin TEDA and the Nigeria national team has revealed the only one time his partner, Olga Dyachenko paid for a restaurant bill was after the Super Eagles crashed out of the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Captain of the National team said that he was so sad after Nigeria lost 2-1 to the Argentina’s then his Russian girlfriend, Olga rewarded him with funding the bills after a meal up at a restaurant.
”After the World Cup, we went to a restaurant to eat together, and then she paid the money, this is her first payment. That date was great, I usually pay for it,” Mikel told CCTV ‘Football Night’ earlier this week.
The 31-year old midfielder said how he feels been at the World Cup and also at the Chinese Super League, that he is trying to adapt and also adjust to the atmosphere which he has engulfed in.
”Sometimes when you participate in a big competition and return to the club, you will lose the familiar feeling and need to gradually adjust to adapt. I am also actively adjusting.
”The scale of the Super League is getting bigger and bigger, there are many good players joining, and the level of local players is also improving. I hope that it will get better and better.”
Mikel, after which he has recovered from his injury, has been left out of the Nigerian team to face Libya in two AFCON qualifiers in Uyo and Sfax.