Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has explained why he decided to ignore team captain, John Mikel Obi, from the Cameroun 2019 AFCON qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
Mikel was left out in the matches against Seychelles and Libya, which the Eagles won. The decision by Rohr to exclude the China-based midfielder from the cracker against South Africa is fueling speculations in some quarters that Mikel have retired from national duty.
But Rohr explained yesterday that he decided to leave out Mikel in his list of invited players for the Bafana Bafana showdown to enable him concentrate in his Chinese club, which is struggling in the league.