A ‘Disrespect,’ Mikel Obi Blasts Carragher For Comment On AFCON
Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has blasted a former English star Jamie Carragher for dismissing the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a major tournament.
Carragher while discussing Mohamed Salah’s chances of winning the 2025 Ballon d’Or said the Egyptian is at a disadvantage because of his inability to win a major tournament.
The former defender dismissed AFCON as a major competition. But that comment has ignited a barrage of criticisms from Africa including Mikel who labelled Carragher’s comment as disrespectful.
“It’s so disrespectful what he said, and this is coming from someone who never won any major international competition with England,” Mikel said on The Obi One podcast.
“His statement was absolutely wrong. I hope he will come out and make a massive apology because he owes people around the world an apology. [It was] ignorant to disrespect such a wonderful tournament.”
