Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has said he was disappointed he
could not carry the Nigerian flag at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony as the
captain of the 85-man Nigerian contingent due to logistical problems.
Mikel revealed in a column he wrote for the Evening
Standard: “Unfortunately, I didn’t end up carrying the Nigeria flag at the
opening ceremony as expected. “Our first two games were in Manaus and we
arrived so late, we didn’t have the time to arrange for me to fly to Rio
straight after the Japan match and then come back again to face Sweden.
“We decided it was going to be too much for me as it takes
four hours each way.
“It was obviously disappointing.
“I watched some of the ceremony but then I got a bit too
emotional and had to switch off because I knew I was supposed to be there.”
Female table tennis star Funke Oshinaike, who is attending
her sixth Olympics, carried the Nigerian flag.
Mikel said after all the drama surrounding the Nigeria
Olympic team, “winning the gold medal is the only thing on my mind.”
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