Mikel loses African Footballer of the Year Award to Yaya Toure

Chelsea’s midfielder and Nigeria’s only representative in the Glo/CAF African Footballer of the Year Award top 3 lost the highly coveted prize to Ivory Coast’s player. The 31-year-old Ivorian powerhouse won his third straight award on Thursday after he polled a total of 373 points. Mikel Obi was second on 265 points with Drogba third with 236 points. Below is the complete list of winners...

First photos of Chelsea’s Champions League winning coach, Roberto Di Matteo in Nigeria

Italian coach, Roberto Di Matteo won the UEFA Champions League for Chelsea in 2012. He is currently in Nigeria courtesy of top beer brand, Guinness. He is in the country to launch ‘Guinness Football Manager’ and ‘Guinness Raise Your Game’. Below are more photos of him in Lagos…

Mikel signs new 5 year deal at Chelsea

Below is what the club posted on its official website but what they failed to state is whether the deal is an improved one (pay package-wise) or not. The 25 year old currently earns 80,000 pounds per week at Stamford Bridge. Congrats to Mikel, and I hope he will get to score goals now apart from the two he got in the FA Cup in his first season.

Photo: Didier Drogba poses in his new club, Shanghai Shenhua’s jersey

The Chelsea legend has signed for Chinese Club, Shanghai Shenshua in a two-and-a-half eyar deal.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has signed with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on a two-and-a-half year deal.

Chelsea break Champions League trophy handle, 3 staff suspended

This is funny. Is it because they haven’t won it before or what? It’s funny and embarrassing as well. If about 400 staff of Chelsea want to hold the trophy and take pictures, tell me why it won’t it break? Read after the cut what Dailymail wrote:

More photos from Chelsea ace, Mikel Obi’s visit to Nigerian governor, Godswill Akpabio

I promised to bring you more and clearer pictures of the Chelsea’s midfielder visit to Akwa Ibom, a state in Nigeria where he hooked up with the Governor, Godswill Akpabio.

See another pix after the cut. 

Photo: Chelsea star, Mikel Obi visits Nigerian governor, Godswill Akpabio

After winning the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup double, and thereafter being snubbed by Coach Stephen Keshi for the AFCON and World Cup qualifiers, Mikel Obi is enjoying his holidays as he has been visiting some top governors of Nigeria. He was recently hosted alongside kidnapped and released Christian Obodo by Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan.

The picture above shows him presenting his Chelsea shirt to the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio. Connoisseur.com will bring you a clearer picture because the one above was taken from BB. 

See the picture of Mikel with Gov. Uduaghan after the cut.  

Mikel to be honoured by National Assembly over Champions League win

I personally don’t think this is fair on Kanu Nwankwo and Finidi George who were the first Nigerians to win this trophy. They haven’t been honoured, so should Mikel be? The House of Assembly should be pre-occupied with better things, like clearing the mess of fraud involving its key members. I’m a big Chelsea fan, so no be bad belle ooo.
Read the story after the cut:

Photos: Chelsea’s number 12 – Mikel Obi takes centre stage in the Blues’ UCL trophy parade

 

Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel was the cynosure and the centre of attention during the club’s UEFA Champions League and FA Cup trophies parade round the city of Lodon. Mikel was prominently seen jubilating close to where the club’s owner, Roman Abramovich was sitting at the back of the truck.

This is due to the fact that his jersey number at the club is 12 and 2012 happens to be the year when The Pensioners finally landed their holy grail. Every member of the club wore blue-coloured CHAMPIONS jerseys with number 12 (Mikel’s number) written on it.

Could it be destiny or coincidence? Mbok, congratulations to our Nigerian brother! The feat no be beans !

More photos when you click read more....

Exclusive: Patrick Obahiagbon speaks on Chelsea UCL victory + Photos of other Nigerian celebs who are Chelsea fans

Chelsea players displaying the FA Cup and UCL trophies to the delight of their fans

Chelsea achieved a no-mean-feat yesterday after beating Bayern Munich to clinch the UEFA Champions League trophy for the first time in history.  

 Many Nigerian celebrities are known to be “blue-blooded” and they have been in joyous mood ever since Drogba scored the winning penalty. 

Mikel Obi joins Kanu, Finidi as only Nigerians to win UEFA Champions League

Mikel (pointed with arrow) celebrates with teammates

There is new name on the UEFA Champions League trophy after Chelsea FC's victory against FC Bayern München made them the first maiden winners since Borussia Dortmund in 1997.

Chelsea are the tenth club to have won the trophy once and the 22nd overall in the pantheon of European Cup winners. In beating Bayern the Londoners became the first new winners of the trophy since the 1990s when, coincidentally, Munich provided the stage for the triumphs of Olympique de Marseille (1993) and Dortmund (1997) – albeit at the Olympiastadion, Bayern's former home.