体坛英语资讯：Nigerian captain Mikels father kidnapped hours before vital World Cup match
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 3-- <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Obi">Obi</span> <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="captained">captained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 26.</p><p><span word="Mikel">Mikel</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Petersburg">Petersburg</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="kidnappers">kidnappers</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ransom">ransom</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trauma">trauma</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bandits">bandits</span>," <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p><p><span word="Th">Th</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="distraught">distraught</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="let">let</span> 180 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Nigerians">Nigerians</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>," <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kidnappers">kidnappers</span> "<span word="would">would</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kidnap">kidnap</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distraction">distraction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="game">game</span>."</p><p><span word="Mikel">Mikel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="released">released</span>, <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tortured">tortured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="captors">captors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Thankfully">Thankfully</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="capture">capture</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.?</p>
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