NSA <Nigerian Sports Awards> organisers salute Mikel

Nigeria international and Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, at the weekend raised the stake to
justify his double nomination for the Footballer of the Year and the Sportsman of the Year Award in the 2013 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award by sealing victory for
the Stamford Bridge side in their 2-0 win at home to Fulham.
The 85th minute stunner was Mikel’s first Premiership League goal since joining the Blues about eight seasons ago playing his
185th league game.
Mikel, who won the Footballer of the Year Award in the maiden edition of the award lastyear, is up for the two categories against
Victor Moses who is currently on loan at Liverpool.
Reacting to the player’s historic goal, Kayode Idowu, General Manager, Unmissable Incentives Limited, organisers of the Nigerian
Sports Award, praised the courage of the midfielder for being focused and playing at his best during the long wait to open his EPL goal account.
“The Nigerian Sports Award wishes to salute, Mikel Obi, the current holder of the Footballer of the Year Award 2012 and one of the nominees for the same category for this year and also a nominee for the Sportsman of the Year Award on his first long awaited EPL goal for Chelsea” Idowu said.