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Chelsea and Nigeria legend John Mikel Obi has insisted that Rangers star\u00a0Joe Aribo<\/a>\u00a0isn\u2019t his replacement at for the Super Eagles \u2013 despite the Ibrox ace assuming his number 10 jersey.<\/p>\n

After quitting the international scene, the former Chelsea star thinks that Alex Iwobi has taken his role in the side and has been impressed with how he has taken to it so far.<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles legend has liked what he has seen from Aribo in his first few games for his adopted country as he adapts to international football.
\n\u201cI like the man who took my number Aribo but many people don\u2019t understand that Alex Iwobi is the player in my role,\u201d Mikel said, as quoted by Brilla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chelsea and Nigeria legend John Mikel Obi has insisted that Rangers star\u00a0Joe Aribo\u00a0isn\u2019t his replacement at for the Super Eagles \u2013 despite the Ibrox ace assuming his number 10 jersey. 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