Mikel Obi's Twin Daughters Make Adorable Video to Celebrate Father's 34th Bday
- Super Eagles legend Mikel Obi on Thursday, April 22, turned 34
- Mikel's twin daughters wished their father happy birthday in an adorable video
- The former Chelsea star is currently playing for Stoke City in the Championship
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Olga Diyachenko who is the wife of Super Eagles legend Mikel Obi has posted an awesome video of her twin daughters wishing their father a happy birthday as he turned 34.
In the video posted on Instagram, Ava and Mia were seen in a joyous mood wishing their father well on his birthday, calling him the best dad in the world.
The former Chelsea player is the most decorated Nigerian star in history thanks to all the titles he won while in the Premier League with the Blues.
During his active playing time in the Super Eagles, Mikel Obi was known for his brilliant style of play in the midfield.
Mikel was among the Nigerian players who played for the country at the 2005 World Youth Championship where they finished second in the competition.
And on August 17, 2005, Mikel Obi played his first game for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a 1-0 friendly win over Libya.
Obi was also among the Super Eagles players who won the 2013 African Cup of Nations title in South Africa under late coach Stephen Keshi.
In total, Mikel Obi played 91 games for the Super Eagles of Nigeria scoring six goals and retired from national duty after the 2019 AFCON championship in Egypt.
Nigeria finished as third best at the 2019 African Cup of Nations competition behind Senegal and champions Algeria.
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Earlier, Briefly News had reported that Lionel Messi scored 50% of the goals in the Copa del Rey final match which propelled FC Barcelona to victory.
Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0, with half the goals being scored by Messi himself. This is the 31st time the club has won the trophy.
The match was exciting with the score remaining nill on both sides until the last half hour when the floodgates opened and Barca scored all four goals in the last 30 minutes of the match.
Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong scored the first two goals before Messi sealed the deal by singlehandedly doubling Barca's lead in his 10th Copa final.
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