World football governing body, FIFA, has led the celebrations for Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi on his birthday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mikel, who burst onto the scene as a teenager at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005, is 32 today (Saturday).
FIFA also extended birthday wishes to former World player of the year and Brazil international Kaka, Hungarian star Zoltan Gera and Ingrid Vidal via its official twitter handle.
A tweet on the official handle of the Nigerian Football Federation celebrating Mikel reads: “Happy birthday @NGSuperEagles magical captain, @mikel_john_obi. Shine on!”
Mikel’s former club, Chelsea, where he spent 10 years before leaving for China in January, also celebrated the midfielder in a tweet on their official handle.
