Chelsea Lends Mikel Obi Its Private Jet To Enable Him Attend GLO/CAF Awards
Obi, will be specially flown into Lagos for the African
Player of the award ceremony in a jet provided by
his English Premier League side.
Mikel who is the favourite to clinch the award is
nominated for the prestigious award alongside
Ivoirian duo of Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba.
He told MTNFootball.com he plans to fly in and out of
Lagos for the ceremony in his club's jet on
Thursday.
"I am coming for the CAF awards, I will be flown in
and out of Nigeria by the Chelsea jet. I will arrive on
the awards day and return immediately after," Mikel
told MTNFootball.com "It is an honour to be selected
and nominated for the award.
I am looking forward to winning it for my country."
His brothers Patrick Tochukwu Obi and Ebele Obi,
who is a goalkeeper with Nigeria Premier League side
Heartland, will accompany him to the event.
Nwankwo Kanu is the last Nigeria star to be named
Africa Footballer of the Year by CAF when he won in
1999 and Yaya Toure is the reigning football king of
the continent.
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