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Mikel Obi Weeps

Super Eagles skipper and Tianjin TEDA star, John Mikel Obi has lamented over the officiating of the Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakin, following the Super Eagles exit from the World Cup competition in Russia…

“I asked the referee if he thought the ball struck Rojo’s hand and he said ‘yes;. The referee told me that the ball came off Rojo’s head before it hit his hand.”

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“I then asked Cakur why he didn’t award the penalty to Nigeria, he said: ‘I don’t know.’ That was sad because we checked the match video in the dressing room and it was a clear penalty kick.”

“When the ball touches your hand in the penalty box, it’s a penalty. No two ways about that. Maybe he didn’t want to give us the second penalty. It is sad we had to exit the competition this way.”

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On Wednesday June 26th, 2018 the Super Eagles battled with their arch-rivals, the Albiceleste of Argentine in a highly intensified encounter that led to the Nigerian team bowed out of the World Cup tournament, following Marcos Rojo’s 86th minute goal after Victor Moses cancelled out Lionel Messi’s 14th minute goal from the spot.