Mikel Is Fit! Eagles upbeat

Nigeria can rest assured that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel will
be a part of their squad to the Africa Cup of Nations later this
month.
Fears had been raised following the player's absence from the Blues'
squad in three consecutive matches after he picked up a kneeknock in
the English Premier League game against Norwich City in December.
Mikel arrived the camp of the Super Eagles in Faro, Portugal on
Saturday and has now joined the other members of the squad in
training.
National team media officer Ben Alaiya has exclusively informed us
that Mikel has reported to camp and is doing well.
"Mikel is super fit and trained with the rest of the squad [Sunday]
morning," Alaiya told Goal.com . "He will train again in the evening
at 4:45pm Nigerian time, so no fears about any injury to the star
midfielder.
The Chelsea midfielder had a great2012 where he won the Champions
League as well as the FA Cup and he is expected to lead Nigeria's
charge for a third Afcon title.
The Super Eagles are drawn in Group C alongside Zambia, Burkina Faso
and Ethiopia.