Nigeria's football legends support ex-defender (photos)
Nigerian football legends were present as former
The event was also attended by veteran sports journalists and pundits.
Present at the announcement were Nigerian 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.
Yobo also talked about his upcoming testimonial match billed for the Portharcourt stadium on the Friday, May, 27.
Former Everton and Manchester United manager, David Moyes, Manchester United Forward, Wayne Rooney,Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and other other top footballers are all billed to play in the testimonial game
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 Cup of Nations success in 2013.
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