Mikel Changes His Name! Guess The New Name

Super Eagles Captain Mikel Obi has officially changed his name after 13 years of being known as John Obi Mikel. Mikel whose real name is John Micheal Nchekwube Obinna is popularly known as “Mikel” as a result of a mistake made by the Nigerian Football federation on his submission form for the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships.

After 13 years of being called the wrong name, Mikel changed his name from “John Obi Mikel” to “Mikel John Obi”. It may sound bizarre but the midfielder has decided to change his name for good after getting tired of being called the wrong name.
The 29-year old moved to Chelsea Football club in 2006 from Lyn Oslo after a legal battle between Chelsea and Manchester United with the latter claiming to have reached an agreement to sign the player and even provided a picture evidence to back up their claims, but eventually Mikel moved to Chelsea under Jose Mourinho. Mikel has 372 appearances for Chelsea scoring only 6 goals in a decade, he was part of the Nigerian team that won the 2013 African Nations Cup in South Africa.