{"id":297093,"date":"2023-11-13T23:12:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T22:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=297093"},"modified":"2023-11-13T23:26:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T22:26:15","slug":"im-still-nigerias-most-successful-decorated-footballer-mikel-obi-tells-osimhen-in-viral-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/11\/13\/im-still-nigerias-most-successful-decorated-footballer-mikel-obi-tells-osimhen-in-viral-video\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m still Nigeria\u2019s most successful, decorated footballer \u2013 Mikel Obi tells Osimhen in viral video"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Nigerian football icon John Obi Mikel has confidently staked his claim as the top dog in success and accolades among football players from Nigeria.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mikel asserted this during in his latest podcast, sharing the mic with Super Eagles sensation Victor Osimhen.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Chelsea and Super Eagles legend, John Mikel Obi has bragged that he is still the most successful and decorated football player in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the latest episode of his podcast, The Obi One, which had Osimhen as a guest, Mikel said despite all his achievements he was never ranked number 8 in the world by the Ballon d\u2019Or like the Napoli striker.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Osimhen, in viral video, has raised the bar high for Nigerian footballers.<\/p>\n<p>Obi said,<\/p>\n<p><strong> \u201cI am still the most successful and decorated football player in Nigeria. But he [Victor Osimhen] got an award that I never got. He was ranked number 8 in the world by Ballon d\u2019Or. That\u2019s absolutely amazing. I must say congratulations. The season you had, it was fantastic and I never got to that stage. You\u2019ve raised the bar so high.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response, Osimhen pays tribute to Mikel, acknowledging him as more than a legend in the eyes of many Nigerian footballers. 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