Chelsea, CAF, NFF Celebrate John Obi Mikel At 33

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Chelsea have taken out time to celebrate one of their greatest former players, John Obi Mikel, who clocks 33 years on Wednesday.

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The Stamford Bridge club took to their official Twitter page on Wednesday to post a picture of the former Super Eagles captain in action for the Blues.

Mikel, who is currently without a club after his contract with Trabzonspor, was terminated in March, joined Chelsea 14 years ago.

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The midfielder left Stamford Bridge in January 2017 after winning two Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and a host of other honours.

“The birthday boy,” Chelsea tweeted. “Have a great day, Mikel John Obi!”

Also reacting, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) wrote on its official Twitter handle: “Former national team captain, 2013 Total AFCON winner, Three third-place medals.

“Happy Birthday to Nigeria’s retired midfielder, John Obi Mikel!”

In the same vein, The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, wrote: “A big birthday shout out to former @NGSuperEagles captain and AFCON2013 winner, @mikel_john_ob. Thank you for the memories, and do have a good one.”

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