Ideye Lifts Club on Mikel’s 30th Birthday

Mikel Obi, the vice captain of Chinese side, Tianjin Teda, was a glaring absentee on Saturday as the club beat Yanbian 3-1 in the Chinese Super League. Coincidentally, it was Mikel Obi’s 30^th birthday.

Compatriot and fellow Super Eagles’ player, Brown Ideye, gave a symbolic birthday gift, scoring the third goal that lift Mikel Obi’s club.

Ideye’s goal came in the 72^nd minute before he was substituted five minutes later by Li Yuanyi. The victory notwithstanding, Tianjin Teda are eighth in a log of 16.