Mikel Obi To Surpass Kanu Nwankwo As Nigeria’s Most Decorated Football Player If He Wins Olympics Gold

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Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi will surpass Kanu Nwankwo as Nigeria’s most decorated football player if he wins Olympic gold this summer with the Olympic squad at Rio, Brazil. Kanu Nwankwo is Nigeria’s most decorated player in history as he won English and Dutch league titles, FA Cups , the champions League and Olympic gold medals with Ajax, Inter Milan, Arsenal and Nigeria but didn’t win the Nations Cup trophy with Nigeria. Mikel on the other hand has won UEFA champions league, UEFA Europa league, FA Cup, Community shield, premier League trophy, Nations cup but hasn’t won Olympic gold with Nigeria. Many football analysts and sports enthusiasts believe Mikel will edge out Kanu Nwankwo if he finally gets his hands on Olympic Gold this summer although Kanu has a greater number of team trophies/accolades. Mikel Obi’s awards/ titles won: Chelsea; Premier League (2): 2009–10, 2014–15 FA Cup (4): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12 League Cup (2): 2006–07, 2014-15 FA Community Shield (1): 2009 UEFA Champions League (1): 2011–12 UEFA Europa League (1): 2012–13 Nigeria; Africa Cup of Nations (1): 2013 Individual; U-20 World Cup Silver football 2005 African Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006 Chelsea Young Player of the Year: 2007, 2008 Kanu Nwankwo’s awards/ titles won: Iwuanyanwu Nationale; Nigerian Premier League: 1992–93 Ajax Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 UEFA Champions League: 1995 UEFA Super Cup: 1995 Intercontinental Cup: 1995 Inter Milan UEFA Cup: 1998 Arsenal Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04 FA Cup: 2002, 2003 FA Community Shield: 1999 Portsmouth FA Cup: 2008 Nigeria; FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1993 Olympic Gold Medal: 1996 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1995 2000 African Cup of Nations: Runners-up Individual; African Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1999 BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1997, 1999

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