{"id":661140,"date":"2019-07-21T07:44:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T07:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"post-1227577\"><!-- .entry-header --><div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\">\n\t\t<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>uper <\/strong>Eagles captain Ahmed Musa said John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo exit from the team is a blow adding that the du"},"modified":"2019-07-21T07:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T07:44:27","slug":"mikel-ighalos-exit-pains-musa-vanguard-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/21\/mikel-ighalos-exit-pains-musa-vanguard-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel, Ighalo\u2019s exit pains Musa- Vanguard News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1227577\"><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>uper <\/strong>Eagles captain Ahmed Musa said John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo exit from the team is a blow adding that the duo will be \u2018greatly missed.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1149248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149248\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1149248 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"Ahmed Musa\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/1563695067_559_Ahmed-Musa1-e1553451971159.jpg\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1149248\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/1563695067_412_Ahmed-Musa1-e1553451971159.jpg\" alt=\"Ahmed Musa\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1149248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahmed Musa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mikel and Ighalo annouced their retirement from the Super Eagles on Thursday, after the team settled for bronze at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>[READ ALSO] Babayaro: Mikel deserves his place in Nigeria\u2019s AFCON squad<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs hard as it is to accept that you guys have retired from the National Team, it\u2019s been nothing but a privilege and a great honour to play with you guys,\u201d Musa posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s wishing you nothing but the absolute best in your future pursuits. 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