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John Obi Mikel continues swipe against Jamie Carragher, highlighting why AFCON must be respected.
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has revisited the demeaning remarks made by former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
Mikel, who began his career with local Nigerian club Plateau United, before joining Norwegian club Lyn at the age of 17 in 2004, took swipe at Carragher despite the former England International apologising for his reckless comments.
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In an interview with Flashscore, Obi Mikel maintained that the AFCON tournament is massive and is on the same level as the Euros.
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“Listen, I have said what I said about it, he (Carragher) is wrong, he knows he is wrong, he has apologised since then but we always as Africans have to defend our tournament, defend who we are, our culture, and what has made us a great nation," Obi Mikel observed.
“So for Carragher to say what he said, he knows that he said was wrong straight away, and he shouldn’t have said something like that, Africa Cup of Nations is a massive, massive tournament, and I have been luck to have played in the AFCON for quite so many times and luck to have won it.
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“So, the Euros and AFCON is on the same level, same as the Asian Cup, and so for me it is a massive tournament, and hopefully I think Kenya, who will be hosting it in 2027, will have a great tournament under McCarthy.”
Mikel arged stakeholders to continue defending African culture and its values so that te next generation of players can continue with the good vibes.
“It is huge, it is huge and hopefully, we as Africans, we will continue to develop our game, continue to develop our culture, we defend, who we are because the next generation are growing up to watch us the senior. players, on how we defend our tournament, how we defend, who we are."
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Mikel said part of the reason he opted to became a footballer was because he grew up watching the AFCON.
“I grew up watching the Africa Cup of Nations, and it is something that inspired me while growing up, so when I see somebody trying to discredit who we are, I will not take it, I will always defend. We have to defend who we are for the next generation of kids because they will grow up one day to play in AFCON.”
The 35th edition of the AFCON is set for December 21 to January 18 2026.
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