Mikel Reveals the Highlight of His Career With Super Eagles, Compares AFCON and UCL

• Mikel John Obi has celebrated winning the African Cup of Nations title in 2013 with the Super Eagles
• The former Chelsea star stated that winning the AFCON title remains the highlight of his career
• Nigeria beat Burkina Faso in the final of the 2013 African Cup of Nations with Sunday Mba netting the goal

Former Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi has expressed happiness with the opportunity to be part of the Super Eagles squad that won the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa.

It was a massive achievement for Nigeria in 2013 when late coach, Stephen Keshi, led the Nigerian team to success at the AFCON against all odds beating the likes of Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso in the competition.

Since then, the Super Eagles have not been able to win the AFCON title as it will also be recalled that Nigeria crashed out in the knockout stage at the 2021 edition in Cameroon.

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At the 2013 Nations Cup, Obi was in superb form for Nigeria in the midfield and was able to win the hearts of many fans.

According to a video spotted on Twitter, the retired footballer explained that winning the Nations Cup is as big as the UEFA Champions League which he also won at Chelsea.

Mikel John Obi's statement

''Many African football legends did not win the Nations Cup, and I am so proud of myself winning it with Nigeria which was massive for me then with the Super Eagles.

''Winning the Nations Cup was the highlight of my career as I rate the title on the same level with Champions League.''

Mikel Obi speaks about Mourinho

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how retired Nigerian international Mikel John Obi disclosed that he was scared playing under Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho.

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The former Super Eagles captain, who retired from professional football in September, was part of the Chelsea squad that won several major titles between 2006 and 2017.

Obi spent 11 seasons with the Stamford Bridge outfit; he won two Premier League titles, four FA Cups, one EFL Cup, one Community Shield, one UEFA Champions League and one Europa League title.

The former Stoke City midfielder has now recounted how Mourinho tore Mohamed Salah into shreds during a match in which the Egyptian was anonymous.