John Obi Mikel

One of the greatest things about Nigeria, is the football team! They have stars like Nwankwo Kanu, Celestine Babayaro and John Obi Mikel. I have chosen to concentrate on John Obi Mikel. John Michael Nchekwube Obinna is a Nigerian Football player who currently plays in Chelsea's midfield. He has 24 matches for his country, and is of course one of the star players.

He started his career as a 15 year old in Plateau United, before he moved to Ajax Cape Town as a 17 year old. He gained recognition on a global level after he participated in the Fifa World Youth Championship in 2005 where Nigeria impressed and beat everyone, except Argentina in the finals. John Obi was awarded the silver ball after being voted as the tournaments second best player.

John Obi has a name that many have heard about, after his controversial transfer to Chelsea. He was owned by Lyn Oslo, but everyone knew that he was too good for them. At first he signed for Manchester United, but somehow, after a lot of trouble with agents as and transfer-fees and everything that consists in a transfer, he signed for Chelsea.

He has surprisingly got a lot of time in Chelsea's midfield, among with the stars. It is quite hard to get a place in the starting eleven when you have to compete with such players as Ballack, Lampard, Joe Cole, Deco, Kalou, Wright-Phillips and so on. But he is a young player, only 22 years old, and has a lot to offer. John Obi Mikel will bring on the new generation of Chelsea!