WHAT MIKEL MUST LEARN FROM RONALDO'S TRIUMPH

After declared the Ballon d'or, Ronaldo must have felt triumph that at long last he has won it. The Portuguese has played second fiddle to Messi for a long time and this award is a justification of his hard work and persistence. Mikel, on the other hand would have been disappointed not to win the CAF African player of the year after Yaya Toure won it for a third consecutive time. If Mikel, like Ronaldo takes this disappointment and channel it into a source of motivation for HARD WORK and PERSISTENCE especially in this world cup year, then Mikel will be crowned CAF player of the year very soon. Mikel, instead of giving up, fight like a wounded lion because the whole of Nigeria has your back.