Egypt 2019: Eagles lose Mikel to injury
The Super Eagles haeadcoach Gernot Rohr has confirmed that his captain John Obi Mikel will be out of action for a while.
The former Chelsea star who recently completed a move to Turkish outfit Trabzonspor is likely not play in Nigeria second round game against probably Ghana this Saturday.
Gernot Rohr is unsure of the gravity of the injury but he is not taking chances with his captain.
“He has hematoma in the knee,” said Rohr
“We don’t know how soon he can again play but we wait for the medical team.”
John Mikel Obi sustained the injury in the embarrassing 2-0 lose against Madagascar on Sunday.
Although Mikel had been below par in the games he played for Eagles this tournament his experience and presence could would be of great help to the team.