Super Eagles captain Mikel suffers unknown injury - Super Eagles captain and Tianjin TEDA Johm Mikel Obi has suffered a mysterious ailment - The midfielder suffered abdominal strain in their 2-0 win against Chongqing Lifan - Since then, Tianjn TEDA conducted a series of test including nuclear magnetic resonance - The Chinese club say they have not been able to detect the cause of the ailment Tianjin Teda say they are yet to discover the cause of the mysterrious ailment which will rule captain John Obi Mikel again when they host Guangzhou Evergrande on Saturday. The Chinese Super League side played Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng without theur captain who has been suffering an abdominal strain since their 2-0 win against Chongqing Lifan. Mikel after playing a match for Tianjin Mikel Obi grabbed his first league goal for the club in that match. Understands that the midfielder went through a series of tests - including nuclear magnetic resonance, but the cause of injury could not be detected. Mikel Obi missed his club's last game The 29-year-old will miss the game against South China Tiger as he was absent during the club's trainings this week. Brown Ideye who joined from Olympiacos is expected to feature in a bid to end his barren run. Ideye is expected to feature in TEDA's next match Tianjin Teda are in need of three points as they attempt to close the five-point gap to leaders Guangzhou R&F F.C, but they face a rising Evergrande who are fifth on the log with eight points. Mikel is expected to feature when the Eagles play friendly games in France next month having missed the recent friendly against Senegal. The Eagles played a 1 - 1 draw with Kelechi Iheanacho grabbing the equalizer for Nigeria.

- Super Eagles captain and Tianjin TEDA Johm Mikel Obi has suffered a mysterious ailment

- The midfielder suffered abdominal strain in their 2-0 win against Chongqing Lifan

- Since then, Tianjn TEDA conducted a series of test including nuclear magnetic resonance

- The Chinese club say they have not been able to detect the cause of the ailment

Tianjin Teda say they are yet to discover the cause of the mysterrious ailment which will rule captain John Obi Mikel again when they host Guangzhou Evergrande on Saturday.

The Chinese Super League side played Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng without theur captain who has been suffering an abdominal strain since their 2-0 win against Chongqing Lifan.


Mikel after playing a match for Tianjin
Mikel Obi grabbed his first league goal for the club in that match.

 Understands that the midfielder went through a series of tests - including nuclear magnetic resonance, but the cause of injury could not be detected.


Mikel Obi missed his club's last game
The 29-year-old will miss the game against South China Tiger as he was absent during the club's trainings this week.

Brown Ideye who joined from Olympiacos is expected to feature in a bid to end his barren run.


Ideye is expected to feature in TEDA's next match
Tianjin Teda are in need of three points as they attempt to close the five-point gap to leaders Guangzhou R&F F.C, but they face a rising Evergrande who are fifth on the log with eight points.

Mikel is expected to feature when the Eagles play friendly games in France next month having missed the recent friendly against Senegal.

The Eagles played a 1 - 1 draw with Kelechi Iheanacho grabbing the equalizer for Nigeria.