BEVERLY HILLS, June 24, (THEWILL) – Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, has dismissed reports that suggested he and Mikel Obi, the former national team captain, had a misunderstanding before the ex-captain left the team.
Some media reports had claimed that onazi and the former Chelsea man had heated arguments in the build up to the 2018 world cup in Russia. The reports also said that both players were not even on speaking terms.
However, the former Lazio man, speaking with brila.net revealed that he never had any issues with Mikel.
He said: “First of all, I can’t have a misunderstanding with John Obi Mikel, because he’s like a mentor to me and it was a privilege for me to play with him in the national team.
“He’s the person who gave us the confidence that we can be who we want to be in Jos.
“But sometimes when you are in a team, there must be misunderstanding on the pitch, but everything will be settled in the dressing room.
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“I had a very bad game against England in London, then everyone started talking about it and the list for the world cup was not even out yet.
“It was just a distraction on the team, but for the record, I never had a problem with Mikel, although we later made a video and laughed off everything.”
THEWILL reports that Onazi, who was sidelined from football because on an injury, is not fit to play again and desires a recall to the national team.
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