Mikel Obi’s twin daughters are all grown in new photos, Nigerians hail football legend

Although Mikel Obi has recently ventured into punditry and podcasts, fans have been captivated by the noticeable growth of his twin daughters. Many Nigerians, inspired by Mikel's experience, have been fervently praying for the blessing of twins.

In Nigeria, different ethnic groups have unique names for twins: the Hausas call them "Tagwaye," the Yorubas refer to them as "Ibeji" or "Ejire," and the Igbos use the term "Ejima."

Mikel was playing for Chelsea in 2015 when his Russian girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko, gave birth to their twins. The couple, who began their relationship in January 2014, named their beautiful daughters Ava and Mia.

Olga is the daughter of Russian billionaire Oleg Diyachenko. She revealed that the Nigerian football icon lived in the same building as her parents, which is how they first met.

She said, as per Daily Post: 

“Mikel used to be my parents neighbor. We lived there for 5 years.

“As my parentts were leaving the flat, I dropped off the keys at his flat and that was how we met and started off as friends and then grew into lovers. 

Since then, the parents have always shared photos of their girls on social media, and fans are excited about what they are growing to become. 

@bestbassey26 wrote:

"Lovely family sir i wish u happy home."

iambig_sele added: 

"It’s inspiring anytime I get to watch your posts, especially those with your two lovely girls, as a father of very young twin girls of just 3months too, there’s a lot of inspiration from the level of love you show to your kids" 

icheleku_accessories asked: 

"@mikel_john_obi why don't you tell your story in a book or a movie?"