Kidnappers free father of Nigerian World Cup skipper Obi: police
A police spokesperson said the senior Obi’s captors did not hurt him after seizing him at gunpoint last Thursday evening
John Mikel Obi
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Elephants march on but Nigeria on brink of exit
Côte d’Ivoire became the first side to qualify for the African Nations Cup quarterfinals on Friday but fellow heavyweights Nigeria’s hopes were left hanging by a thread. The Elephants from Côte d’Ivoire brushed aside Benin 4-1, with Didier Drogba getting his first goal of this year’s tournament, to go top of Group B and assured of a place in the last eight.
