Foreign Quota Rule : Tianjin Teda Coach Snubs Fit-Again Super Eagles Captain Mikel
Published: August 10, 2018There is genuine cause for alarm over the match fitness of influential Nigeria captain Obi Mikel ahead of the national team's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles early next month.
Mikel will presumably watch Tianjin Teda's home game against Henan Jianye from the stands on Friday afternoon after he was omitted from the 18-man match day squad.
The former Chelsea star resumed full training with Tianjin Teda this week after recovering from a knee injury he suffered during the high-intensity match against CQ Dangdai Lifan on July 21.
Chinese Super League rules stipulate that teams can use three foreign
players at most in a match, and the number of foreign players on-field
in one match must be no more than the number of U23 domestic players.
Tianjin Teda manager Uli Stielike opted to select foreigners Johnathan (Brazil), Frank Acheampong (Ghana) and Felix Bastians (Germany) ahead of Mikel.
Since the resumption of the Chinese Super League, Mikel has now missed five games for Tianjin Teda, one as a result of an automatic suspension due to accumulation of yellow cards.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Latest News
- Agent reveals why Super Eagles defender's proposed moves to MLS, Serie A fell through
- 2021 Super Eagles invitee open to a summer transfer to Manchester United
- Who Will Win Gold? Unveiling the Paris 2024 Olympics Football Showdown
- Portuguese top-flight club join Gent in race to sign Viborg striker Ementa
- Tottenham Hotspur hold the advantage over Newcastle in the race to sign Nigerian centre-back
- Akpom would like Ajax to appoint legendary Liverpool playmaker as coach amid talks with ex-Chelsea boss
- Arsenal eye PL record v Tottenham: Super Eagles star last player to score against table-toppers
- Chelsea switch attention to top Man Utd striker target as alternative to Napoli star Victor Osimhen
- Meet Onyeka Paloma Gamero: The Barcelona striker eligible for Super Falcons, USWNT and Spain
- 'Was amazing' - Former Celtic striker insists Balogun must keep his spot in Rangers backline
Football News 24/7
News Categories
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football