In attempting to clarify his actual
name, the Chelsea veteran has just made everyone very, very
confused.
Jon Obi Mikel has been called many things by Chelsea fans during his
decade at Stamford Bridge… many of which are far too rude, reports UK
Mirror.
However, while he may have got used to
the abusive slurs hurled his way by a section of the Stamford Bridge
support, it seems the Nigerian midfielder has finally had enough of
people getting his actual name wrong.
That is why the Chelsea stalwart has
just officially changed his name… to Mikel John Obi. For starters, it
turns out that he was never actually called ‘Mikel’. The Guus Hiddink
favourite was born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna – ‘Mikel’ only became a
thing when the Nigerian FA mistakenly used Mikel instead of Michael on
his submission form for the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships.
So much so, that despite the fact it’s
not actually his name, he’s been happy to be called John Obi Mikel ever
since he joined Chelsea in 2006. It seems, he has now officially changed
his name to… Mikel John Obi.
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