Al Kuwait and Mikel Obi have parted ways, the club announced in a post on Instagram on Thursday.
The club simply announced a termination of the player’s contract but didn’t give a reason why.
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Obi, 34, signed for the Kuwaiti side in July from Stoke City and played only two matches for the club.
The Nigerian midfielder had joined Stoke in August 2020 from Trabzonspor- where his contract was also terminated after refusing to play due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Obi, who’s now a free agent, spent 11 successful years at Chelsea from 2006 to 2017, notably winning the Premier League twice, the FA Cup three times and the Champions League in the 2011/2012 season.
With Nigeria, Mikel Obi won the African Cup of Nations in 2013.