Mikel snubbed me, says Oliseh

Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder,Mikel Obi
Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has revealed that he was snubbed
by Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel during his recent trip to
England.
It was the reason the player was ignored from the squad that
would face Tanzania next month.
Oliseh said on Thursday in Abuja that he had attempted to reach
out to the midfielder ahead of the Community Shield game
against Arsenal but he was rebuffed by the 28-year-old’s
decision not to respond to his phone calls.
“I met with the players when I went to England on Thursday, the
day Chelsea was coming back from a tour before they played
Arsenal in the Community Shield,” said Oliseh.
“I put a call through to John Obi Mikel. I called him four times,
the phone kept ringing. I sent him a text message, I got no
response. I called Victor Moses, the phone rang three times.
“And I spoke with Moses, I told him to concentrate on his game
and after the game he came to my hotel room where we spoke
and I made him understand that my priority is building a new
team and everybody is starting from zero and I needed to see
players playing.
“From there I made a trip to Liverpool. You all know about it
[meeting with Jordan Ibe], everybody knows. I spoke with other
players and their parents and I never got a call back from Obi
Mikel until I traveled back home. But just yesterday I saw a
missed call on my phone so at the moment I don’t know what
the situation is now.
“For me everybody is the same and every player we call
answers. To us it’s not up to me but I want to clear one thing: if
anybody wants to play for the Super Eagles, we will all be
treated the same way.
“I even told the players playing at home that home based
players for me doesn’t exist, if you are a better player in Nigeria
we will play you. The thing is that I have not spoken to him and I
made efforts but no response, so I don’t know what to do. You
people should tell me what to do, I don’t know,” Oliseh asked.
Nigeria continue to prepare for their first game under Oliseh’s
reign as they take on Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifier on September 5 in Dar es Salam.





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