Mikel Steps Up Recovery Program On Knee Injury, Trains Separately

Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi trained separately from the rest of his colleagues on Friday at the as he stepped up recovery from his knee injury, Completesports.com reports

Mikel has sat out training since copping the injury in Nigeria’s last group game against Madagascar last Sunday, and has been ruled out of the competition.

The former Chelsea midfielder and Trabzonspor new signing did some light jogging and exercise.

The players were in high spirit as they exchanged banters before starting the serious session. They looked sharp in training and raring to go in Saturday’s clash with the Indomitable Lions.

By Adeboye Amosu (pix- Ganiyu Yusuf), in Alexandria