Mikel pays for Nigeria's amputee team's equipment
The Amputee World Cup in Mexico begins on Saturday with Nigeria being able to go thanks to the donations of former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel.
The 'Super Eagles' captain played at the World Cup in Russia, as they were knocked out at the group stage, and is now helping the group of diabled players take part in international football.
In order to go to the tournament, they were looking for donations to be made on line to afford the equipment and kit needed.
However, the defensive midfielder donated the necessarry funds so that the team would be able to participate.
"We've spoken to a representative of John Mikel Obi who has offered to help the team" a team representative told the 'BBC'
"His support will come as a big boost, but right now the dilemma is to find the flights to get the squad to Mexico.
"Time is running out on us and with ticket costs increasing by the day towards our opening game against our budget, we are taking the hard decisions of sending the first team as first batch.
"The first batch should have left today but there were not enough seats on the last lap of the journey, from Mexico City to Guadalajara. Our travel agents are working hard to secure space for them by tomorrow."
The first game the team will play will be against Brazil.