Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi said he will go the extra miles to ensure the Super Eagles qualify for next year’s World Cup in Russia, adding that he feared he would incur the wrath of his in-laws and friends if the team failed to make it.
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Mikel recently returned from injury.
The 30-year-old in an interview explained that Eagles must work hard to beat the Indomitable Lions in Uyo on August 31, and in the reverse fixture in Yaounde on September 4, adding that his wife, her family and friends expect him to lead the national team to Russia come 2018 World Cup.
He said, “My wife is Russian, and many of our relatives and friends are from Russia. They are all expecting Nigeria to qualify for the next World Cup. I think they will kill me if I fail them.”
Mikel is married to Russian Olga Allegra, the pair have two children together, a twins.
Nigeria currently sit atop Group B Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers on six points with her closest rival Cameroon having two points.
