Mikel wins award in England

London - Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder John Mikel Obihas emerged the English Premier League African
Footballer of the Month for December, SuperSport
reports.
The monthly award is organised by the New Africa
Soccer Magazine and is open for voting by fans.
Mikel beat competition from West Ham's Camerounian
midfielder Alex Song and Sadio Mane of Southampton to
nick the award.
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The former Lyn Oslo midfielder was colossal for Chelsea
in the heart of the midfield alongside Serbian midfielder
Nemanja Matic as the London club topped the league
during the period.
"Mikel has endured a difficult start to the season, falling
down the pecking order in a star-studded Chelsea team
that is riding high in the Premier League. After all, we all
know that no one likes changing a winning
team,"director of the Awards Tunde Adelakun said.

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