One thing he could do is to train Super Eagles defenders to avoid scoring own goals in his tenure as assistant coach of the team. In that way, many fans will easily forget the days of ‘Calamity Yobo' to embrace him as the ‘Special One.' Nigeria
It was a long journey for Ladipo and his members from the city of Sao Paolo to the capital Brasilia to cheer the Eagles. They were looking forward to a quarterfinal ticket, but things went the other way.
With his eyes glued to a particular place, and his right hand on his head, Ladipo continued: “I pity the captain, Joseph Yobo. To score an own goal on his last match for the Super Eagles is a bad one. How I wish Yobo would have another opportunity to play for the Super Eagles before waving goodbye.” He was dropped from Nigeria’s World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers and Confederations Cup, which led to a face-off with coach Stephen Keshi. However, he received a soft landing with his call-up for the Mundial build-up game between Nigeria and Mexico.
Yobo became the first Nigerian to reach a century of international caps. He followed the likes of Nwankwo Kanu who announced his retirement after South Africa 2010 World Cup.The recent news of Yobo’s appointment, replacing Imama Amapakabo as assistant to Gernot Rohr, has continued to generate mixed reactions from football fans and stakeholders across the globe.
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