Chelsea Football Club has started a promo to celebrate the
first EPL goal of John Obi Mikel.
The club announced the promo on its twitter handle (@chelseafc);
“to celebrate his goal at the weekend, we are offering one signed John Mikel
Obi picture... Using #MikelGoal we want you to send us your commentary of
Mikel’s goal against Fulham on Saturday, in no more than 140 characters with
#MikelGoal included. We will pick our favourite #MikelGoal tweet later in the
week. Good luck!” the tweet reads.
Nigerian midfielder Mikel Obi scored his first-ever goal in
the English Premier League (EPL) for Chelsea FC seven years after joining the
premiership on Saturday and it was celebrated by his entire family.
The goal was scored during Chelsea FC's match against Fulham
at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s home grounds. Mikel struck in the 84th minute,
giving the North London club a 2-0 derby win over Martin Jol’s Fulham in week
five of the league.
Ebere Obi, Mikel's elder brother, said that the whole family
was excited at the first-ever goal.
``I feel great, it is a thing of joy for him to be playing
for a club like Chelsea, playing week-in, week-out, without scoring. But he
kept on working and hoping that one day, he will score and now, he has made it,
I’m so happy for that,’’ Ebere said.
Ebere, a second-choice goalkeeper with Heartland FC of
Owerri, added that there was a lot of merriment at home on Saturday as the Obi
family saw the goal as a thing to celebrate.
Chelsea’s Manager, Jose Mourinho, said after the match that
it was good for the Nigerian midfielder and for the club, adding that it will
add to his confidence.
``Good for him, good for us. It’s good for his confidence.
He played well, giving balance to the team,’’ Mourinho said.
Mourinho added that Mikel’s first EPL goal would definitely
spark a flurry of congratulations for him.
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