"I was robbed off the 2013 African Footballer of the Year Award" - John Mikel

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel asserts that the 2013 African Footballer of the Year Award was stolen from him.

Remember that despite winning the 2013 AFCON in South Africa, Mikel Obi lost out on the African top individual award to Manchester City legend Yaya Toure.

Mikel claims that when Toure received the 2013 African Footballer of the Year Award before him, everyone left the stage.

The former Super Eagles captain told Dubai Eye 103.8, “I got robbed of the African Footballer of The Year Award. Before I went, I was told I won it.

“I was at the airport flying to Nigeria because the ceremony was in Nigeria, and Man City was playing, and Yaya Toure scored two goals.

“I won the Nations cup (AFCON), I won the Europa League and a year before that, I won the Champions League. There is no way I wouldn’t have won it. I knew I had won it. It doesn’t matter how many goals he scored. I was in my prime, playing a lot of games.

“You could have seen the ceremony. Before it was even announced, everybody left the stage, people left.”