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  • Joel Obi targets starting XI at Inter

    Joel Obi targets starting XI at Inter

    The injury –stricken midfielder is ready to fight for starting shirt at the star-studded Italian giants.

    Inter Milan midfielder, Joel Obi, has declared his readiness to fight for first team shirt when the Italian Seria A starts in September.

    The Nigerian prodigy told The NationSport from Italy that he wants a repeat of the regular playing times he enjoyed under Rafael Benitez.

    He admitted that only hard work would secure him a place in the new –look Inter Milan squad being put together by Walter Mazzarri.

    “Gaining a first team shirt for a young player like me has a lot to do with hard work and total commitment. Whichever way, I am determined to fight hard for the shirt,” said Joel Obi.

    “I owe myself the responsibility to convince the coach that I am ready to play and fight for my shirt. I know it is difficult but it is absolutely possible. It’s just a matter of time and how far I am ready to stretch myself,” he added.

     

     

  • I’ll be ready for Malawi’s match- Joel Obi

    I’ll be ready for Malawi’s match- Joel Obi

    Super Eagles and Inter Milan attacking midfielder, Joel Obi, has assured Nigerian soccer fans that he would be ready for September 5 World Cup qualifying game against the Flames of Malawi in Abuja.

    Speaking with The NationSport in an exclusive chat from his base in Italy on Thursday, former Ebedei United starlet, said he has passed through all the necessary steps for recovery and would rejoin Inter for pre-season training on July 10.

    The player is particularly happy that he has a brighter chance of getting involved in Nigeria’s quest to secure one Africa’s tickets for next year’s mundial in Brazil.

    “Firstly I want to thank God Almighty for helping me to see through the recovery process. The injury has stopped me from playing for my club and country for some time now.

    “I want to tell you especially that I would be rejoining my teammates for full training sessions in July 10. So that means I would be back fully on that day and I am really happy about this. It is not easy to pass through the process of recovery from injury but as a professional football player that is one of the things we must pass through. But the joy of rejoining my teammates in Inter really makes me happy,” he told our correspondent.