‘He Housed Him’: Oliseh Names Super Eagles Legend Who 'Sheltered, Fed' Mikel Before Stardom

‘He Housed Him’: Oliseh Names Super Eagles Legend Who 'Sheltered, Fed' Mikel Before Stardom

  • Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh has claimed that before John Obi Mikel became successful in his football career, former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Joseph Dosu, 'housed and fed' the Pepsi Academy product
  • Oliseh wondered why Mikel allegedly failed to reciprocate the kindness shown by Dosu genuinely
  • The erstwhile Super Eagles and Fortuna Sittard boss spoke in an interview seen by Legit.ng

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering sports and football in Nigeria and worldwide.

FCT, Abuja - Former Super Eagles of Nigeria captain and one-time chief head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has said ex-goalkeeper Joseph Dosu 'housed' John Obi Mikel before fame.

Speaking in a recent interview with Elegbete TV Sports, monitored by Legit.ng, Oliseh, 49, said Dosu was one of the people who helped Mikel to attain glorious status.

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Sunday Oliseh says Joseph Dosu helped Mikel Obi
Sunday Oliseh wants Mikel Obi to be more humble. Photo credits: VI Images, Jeff Spicer, Onside Footy
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The FIFA technical study group member said:

"Before Obi Mikel made it in football, Dosu Joseph housed Obi Mikel and fed him.
"I bet you all didn’t know this. He helped Obi Mikel become what he is today.
“In spite of all the help he gave Obi Mikel, please let’s ask ourselves: has Obi Mikel ever once gone to say hello to Dosu? And with all the millions you’ve made, help the guy (Dosu).”

Meanwhile, the coach stated that he holds no grudge against the ex-Chelsea midfielder but is ready to give him useful advice.

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Oliseh drags Mikel Obi

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Oliseh criticised Obi for some of the comments made on podcast productions.

Citing a popular 2023 interview with English football icon, Rio Ferdinand, where Mikel talked about ‘black tax’ — an unstructured financial burden usually placed on a successful person by members of their extended family, Oliseh berated the Olympic bronze medalist for ‘humiliating’ his family.

Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a certified journalist with over 9 years of experience. He edited Politics Nigeria's articles, was the Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Fact-Checking Researcher (Africa Check). He received his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He received a Certificate of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass, 2021) and also completed Google News Initiative's Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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