John Mikel Obi to win Russian 2018 to please his wife relatives

John Mikel Obi says he will give his all for Nigeria to qualify for the 2018 World Cup to please the family of his wife Olga Diyachenko - It was made known that the midfielder wants to reach Russia 2018 as his wife Olga Diyachenko is from the country.

The Super Eagles play Cameroon in a 2018 World Cup qualifier double header in late August. The Tianjin TEDA midfielder told FIFA.com that Olga's family have tasked him with helping Nigeria qualify for the World Cup. Speaking ahead of the double header against Cameroon, the 30-year-old said winning would not be easy but could be achieved.

As everyone knows that Nigeria has always been a very good team,” midfielder John Mikel told FIFA.com. “They are strong when they play and not only that but with confidence. We just have to get ourselves together this time around and prepared very well for this game. We've got to try our best to get on top against them. It won’t be easy but these are important matches. If we win both, we will be almost there.

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