Former Nigeria captain, Joseph Yobo, has agreed to come out
of retirement to feature in the concluded rounds of the Nigeria Professional
Football League (NPFL) this season.
“Joseph Yobo to play last 12 #NPFL games this season as
League Ambassador signed on by the LMC,” the league body announced on Tuesday. Four clubs in the Nigerian top-tier, Akwa United, FC
Ifeanyiubah, Kano Pillars and Wikki Tourists, have signified interests in
having the former Nigeria defender in their team.
The Elite Player Scheme in the NPFL Framework and Rules
allows a club in the top division to sign “a maximum of two players who in the
opinion of the LMC will add value to the league” and Yobo fits the bill as the
LMC already views him as an “ambassador” to help sell the image of the NPFL.
Two seasons ago, former Nigeria midfielder, Sani Kaita,
signed for Enyimba under the same Elite Player Scheme while Victor Ezeji was
forced out of retirement to play for Heartland last season.
The 35-year-old, only last month, called it quits from the
sport in a testimonial match in Port Harcourt that paraded some of Africa’s
biggest names like Austin Okocha, Samuel Eto’o and Nwankwo Kanu.
Yobo’s experience of playing in the country
before his 17-year spell with clubs abroad, he played Port Harcourt modest
outfit, Michellin
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