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Nigeria's selection midfielder John Obi Mikel, confessed a scary news after a week-long elimination of the "Green Eagles" at the hands of "J & # 39; I received a call four hours before the start of the match to tell me what had happened, they told me that they would instantly kill my father when he informed the authorities or if he talked about it to anyone, "he said. Guardian
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"Only a very small circle of my friends on knew coach -Gernot Rohr- because he did not want my problem to become a distraction for him or for the rest of the team before such an important match, as much as I would like to discuss it with the coach, I could not "
The dolorosa s He met the captain of the team Afrcano was mortal for his" performance "on the ground. "I played while my father was in the hands of the bandits, I had to remove the trauma, I was emotionally anxious and I had to decide if I was mentally ready to play, I was confused, I did not know what to do but finally I knew that I could not leave 180 million Nigerians thrown in. I had to take off my head and go represent my country first. "
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Finally, Nigeria fell 2-on-1 against Argentina and the father of Obi Mikel was released. "My father was released safe and sound Monday afternoon, and I thank police authorities for their relief efforts and the support I received from my friends and family … Unfortunately, my father is at the hospital, result of the torture that he received during his capture. "
THE FACTS
This is the second time that the father of Obi Mikel is kidnapped. The first time he arrived in his homeland in the year 2011.
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