MIKEL CHANGES NAME

The midfielder was not supposed to be called ‘Mikel’. The Nigerian was born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna but the name Mikel became a thing when the Nigerian FA mistakenly used Mikel instead of Michael on his submission form for the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships. Mikel liked the mistake and kept the name and he has been called John Obi Mikel ever since he joined Chelsea in 2006. To stop the confusion the midfielder has officially changed his name to MIKEL JOHN OBI