Joseph Yobo's Celebrate Centenary game launch as Nigeria's biggest football stars were in attendance

Former Super Eagles Joseph Yobo celebrated is 100 games played as Nigeria footballer.

 

The Everton FC Captain at the occasion officially announced his retirement from football playing top flight football for over a decade.
He proposes an upcoming testimonial march billed for the Portharcourt stadium on the 27th of May, 2016 which will attract former Everton and Manchester United manager, David Moyes; Manchester United Forward, Wayne Rooney; Manchester City midfielder, Kolo Toure and three times African Footballer of the year, Didier Drogba among other top footballers.

 

Yobo began his career at non-league Michelin FC in Port Harcourt, before leaving for Standard Liege in Belgium. He went on to play for Marseille, Everton, Fenerbahce and Norwich and captained Nigeria to African Nations Cup success in 2013.

 

Present at the announcement were Nigeria greats Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Taribo West, Peter Rufai, Victor Ikpeba and Henry Nwosu, Ifeanyi Udeze along with former coaches Christian Chukwu, Shaibu Amodu, Augustine Eguavoen and Fanny Amun.

 

Photos after cut  Former PSG and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Okocha while speaking on Yobo, stated that,

 “It is not easy to play 100 games for your country and the fact that Yobo was the first to reach that mark says a lot about him as a player.”