Chelsea FC fans set to honour John Obi Mikel

OVER 60,000
Chelsea fans all
over Nigeria are
waiting eagerly
to roll out the
red carpet in
honour of Super
Eagles’
midfielder, John
Obi Mikel over his
UEFA
championship
victory on May 19
,2012.
The ceremony
which comes up
on
2nd September,
2012 tagged “A
Night with Mikel
is scheduled to
hold at Teslim
Balogun Stadium
Lagos.
Paul Sambo, the
Chief Executive
Officer of Pelican
Breed, the
organizers of the
event said at a
media briefing
that there are
over 3.5 million
Chelsea FC fans
in Nigeria and
about two million
in Lagos alone
while over 60,000
of these eager
fans are
expected to
storm Lagos for
the Chelsea fans
party.
“On the 19th
of May 2012,
history was
made, as the
European club
side, Chelsea FC
for the first time
since inception ,
won the coveted
UEFA Champions
League Cup. Out
of the
multinational
squad of highly
skilled
professional
football players
that brought the
unprecedented
glory to Chelsea
FC, John Obi Mikel
was the only
Nigerian. It goes
without saying
that Chelsea FC
commands a
great army of
eager supporters
across the length
and breath of
Nigeria and the
rest of Africa”,
he said. He urged
Nigerians, sports
lovers and
Chelsea fans to
support this
event saying, “it
is our event
aimed at
honouring our
very own , John
Obi Mikel.
Therefore, let us
come out in large
numbers with
unity of purpose
to make it a
memorable one”
Sambo also said
the outline of the
celebration
include music
fanfare where
prominent
artistes from the
Nigeria music
industry will be
featured, ball
joggling from
past and present
Super Eagles
super stars,
dance from
various dance
group while
assuring on
security of all
that would be at
the event.
On his side, John
Mikel Obi has
given his consent
to grace the
event with his
presence while
promising all
Chelsea
supporters a
funfilled new
season.