Super Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh Says Mikel Obi Refused To Pick His Calls

Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi was not invited by the new
Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh to play in the
forthcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against
Tanzania. Asked why Mikel was left out of his list, Oliseh
said he called Mikel several times but he never
responded or called him back
“I went to England on a Thursday and Chelsea was just
coming back. We had fixed our visit to coincide with
the end of their tour before they played Arsenal. I
contacted Obi Mikel, called him on several occasions
with no reply; sent him an SMS with no reply, went to
London where he plays in the same club with Victor
Moses. I called Moses, the phone rang three times and
he picked it up and I spoke with him. Moses came to
the meeting but he (Mikel) didn’t come.”
I left to Liverpool to meet the other player and I spent
about six hours to go there and back but there was no
response from Mikel until I returned here. Till now I
have not spoken with Mikel. I think it was yesterday
(Wednesday) that I saw a missed call, so at the
moment I don’t know what the situation is. No player
is special, every player is the same, every other player
we contacted and spoke with have been invited them”
Oliseh said in a media parley yesterday in Abuja