Stephen Keshi may have finally succumbed to persistent pressure to recall his captain, Joseph Yobo to the Super Eagles squad.
The Fernebache defender has not been called up to the national team after the Eagles lifted the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africabut the Big Boss has now revealed that he would extend an invitation to the former Everton strongman after tomorrow’s international friendly against the Azurris of Italy at the Craven Cottage in London.
Keshi enthused that Yobo has contributed immensely to the progress of the national team for over a decade and should be honoured by allowing to reach a century of caps for the Eagles.
“Yobo remains an influential member of our team and I really appreciate his contributions.That’s why we have decided to recall him to the squad but that will be after the friendly against Italy,” Keshi said in an exclusive interview with SportingLife in Calabar.
“I have been saying it repeatedly that Yobo is still part of the Eagles squad until he decides on his own volition to retire from international football.”
The former Hawks of Togo coach however expressed regrets that Yobo allowed himself to be used by characters who wanted to destablise the team.
“I didn’t have any problems with Yobo until he made himself available to some characters who were plotting to pull me and the team down,” he added.