Sport News: Mikel eyes 2020 Olympics in Tokyo

Mikel John Obi has hinted that he would want to make another appearance on the Olympic video games in four years when the japanese city Tokyo plays hosts to the world.

The Chelsea midfielder, one in every of two senior avid gamers in the Nigeria below-23 squad that gained bronze within the men's football event at the video games in Rio de Janeiro, unfolded that he "loved every minute of being in Brazil" and is already relishing the possibility of offering at the next Olympics regardless of realizing that he can be 33 through then.

"This expertise has given me the starvation to do it once more on the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020. I will likely be most effective 33 then and my sport will still be at a excessive degree.

"I enjoyed each minute of being in Brazil and i have been speakme to the opposite guys about taking part in in yet another Olympics. I am already looking forward to it and the countdown is on!" Mikel wrote in his column for evening average on Monday.

The 29-year-ancient is also proud of being an Olympic medal winner and took time to relive how the Nigerian squad executed the feat in the losers' final in opposition to Honduras.

The Nigerian captain also intends to show off his Olympic medal when he returns to his membership, Chelsea, this week.

"when I woke up in my motel room on Sunday morning, I opened my eyes to peer my Olympic bronze medal lying there beside me. It simply hammered dwelling to me what I had performed with the relaxation of my Nigeria staff-mates the day before. We beat Honduras three-2 to get the bronze and secure Nigeria's first Olympics medal in any recreation for the reason that 2008.

"everyone went into the sport understanding this and it put additional stress on the squad to participate in. The workforce without a doubt performed very well for essentially the most section. We controlled the game, I created three goals to place us 3-zero up and it was once all very relaxed. But we conceded two late on and all of the sudden it seemed like the whole thing was once going downhill. They made us sweat a little bit and we have been relieved to come back out successful," Mikel recounted.

Mikel, nonetheless, disclosed that his target earlier than visiting to Brazil "was once the gold medal. But to get the bronze remains to be an strong fulfillment."

The Chelsea man featured in all of Nigeria's six suits on the Olympic games, taking part in an usual of 88 minutes per game.