A Bronze Medal that Feel like an Olympic Gold - John Mikel Obi say "It’s a Dream Come True!"

John Mikel Obi was the Captain of Nigeria Dream VI that beat Honduras on Saturday, August 20 in the third-place match to win bronze- which is Nigeria's only Olympic medal in any sport since 2008.

Speaking the day after the win, Mikel reveals he slept in his bed with his bronze medal.

“When I woke up in my hotel room on Sunday morning, I opened my eyes to see my Olympic bronze medal lying there beside me ,” the 29-year-old tweeted @John_Mikel Obi

“It just hammered home to me what I had achieved with the rest of my Nigeria team-mates the day before.”

“I went to sleep last night with my medal beside me; I couldn't and didn't want to let it out of my sight,” he writes."

Speaking further on the win, Mikel reveals that playing in the Olympic and winning a medal is a dream come true for him, his family and his twin daughters with his Russian girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko .

“ But first off all I want to celebrate with my family, put it around my daughters' neck, take pictures and make sure they get to see what daddy achieved,” he further writes