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FA Cup: Mikel Shines In His 'Boro Debut

FA Cup: Mikel Shines In His 'Boro Debut

by Niyi Busari,
Jan 26, 2019
in La Liga

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FA Cup: Mikel debuts in Boro draw.

By Sampson Adedeji

Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi started Middlesborough FA Cup clash with Newport County home draw at the Riverside stadium, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Barely 48 hours after joining Middleborough, Nigeria's Super Eagles skipper John Mikel Obi has made his debut for the club.

Mikel left the Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda and returned back to England on Thursday, after making 31 appearances for the Chinese side.

The coach of Middleborough Tony Pulis started former Chelsea star in the FA Cup clash against Newport County in a game that ended in a 1-1 draw.

The skillful midfielder was in action for 62 minutes before he was replaced by Adam Clayton.

Mikel, became the fourth Nigeria players to dorn the colour of Middleborough after Yakubu Ayegbeni, Bartlomew Ogbeche and Kenneth Omeruo.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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