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35 year-old John Obi Mikel retires from professional football

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Former Nigeria national football team captain Mikel John Obi, 35, on Tuesday announced his retirement from professional football.

"I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and more importantly the human it has helped shape," 35-year-old Obi said in an emotion-laden statement.

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