Chelsea and Super Eagles John Obi Mikel deletes his Twitter account after receiving racist abuse over his error that lead to Juventus equaliser

Mikeal has removed his Twitter account less than 24 hours after his mistake cost Chelsea's victory over Juventus in the opening match of their Champions league defence, following series of racial abuse he was getting from fans for the error that lead to Juventus equaliser 10 mins before the end of the game.

Mikel has since apologised for the error. Chelsea football club has also condemned the abuse and have informed the police about the issue