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Why Joe Aribo can’t help Nigeria fans forget Mikel John Obi

While Friday’s capitulation may not have been the best advert for the talented Rangers man, he equally poses a tactical headache for Gernot Rohr

To constructively criticise or analyse Joe Aribo’s performances since making his debut for Nigeria last year, one needs to consider the appropriate context.

For one, he’s entirely dissimilar to Mikel John Obi, so maybe finding similarities between the retired Africa Cup of Nations winner and the 24-year-old does no one any sort of good. It gets tiring having these debates as they tend to put undue pressure on the player in question.