Nigeria coach Augustin Eguavoen has accused Chelsea of not being
straight with him regarding John Obi Mikel's fitness.
On Monday, Jose Mourinho had stated that the teenage midfielder
would miss Chelsea's next two games due to a minor thigh
injury.
He was then expected to sit out Nigeria's friendly with Ghana on
Tuesday, only for Mikel to play the full 90 minutes in the 4-1
defeat at Brentford's Griffin Park.
Eguavoen insists the youngster was fully fit and was happy to play
for his country in the friendly.
And the Nigeria boss also took a swipe at Chelsea, suggesting the
Premiership champions were not being honest about Mikel's
fitness.
"Do I suspect that Chelsea were not completely straight with me?"
said Eguavoen.
"I should think so.
"For Chelsea to say he was injured there must be something
wrong.
"He trained with the squad on Monday and when I told him he was
going to play 90 minutes he said 'yes coach, no problem'. Everyone
saw how he played."