Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has said
that Fernabahce of Turkey defender,
Joseph Yobo, remains the national team
captain, even though the player has been
left out of the national team since Nigeria
won the African cup in February.
Keshi who spoke at the team's camp in
Abuja on Wednesday, said he had a lot of
respect for Yobo because of what he has
done for the nation. But despite Keshi
assurance that Yobo remains the captain,
the defender was left out of the 20-man
list of players called up for the Mandela
Challenge next month.
On Wednesday Keshi said, "It will not be
fair to invite Yobo to the national team and
ask him to be on the bench, it will be a
huge disgrace and I won't be part of that.
When the team needs him he will be
recalled and will definitely start as captain
even if along the line, we substitute him."
He then underlined the condition for Yobo
to make a return to the team.
"For the captain of the team, he has to
work extra hard to remain so because he is
leader
of the team and that has been the
philosophy of the team since we took over
because that was the way we were
brought up to captain the national team."
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