Coach Stephen Keshi has dropped skipper, Joseph Yobo from Nigeria’s preparation for the World.
He has been replaced with Fortuna Dusseldorf defender Leon Balogun for the international friendly against Mexico on Wednesday after injury to captain Joseph Yobo.
The team’s media officer Ben Alaiya confirmedl that Yobo picked up an injury.
“Yobo is out of this friendly against Mexico for injury reasons and has been replaced by Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Leon Balogun.
“He is already here with us in Atlanta,” Alaiya said.
Dusseldorf confirmed through their official website that Balogun has been invited for the friendly.
Leon-Balogun ”For the first time defender Leon Balogun was invited by the Nigerian Football Federation for the national team. On Wednesday, 5 March he will take part in a friendly match against Mexico. The match will be played in Atlanta, America,” read the statement.
Balogun will join the list of three fresh invitees – Ramon Azeez, Imoh Ezekiel and Michael Uchebo handed a chance preparatory to the World Cup in Brazil.
Leon is born to a Nigerian father, Cesar Balogun and German mother, Orfa and eligible to play for both the Nigerian national team and Germany. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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The greatest mistake Keshi will make is taking Yobo to World Cup.. Everybody knows that Yobo is past his best and age is not on his side. We all saw what he did in the last African nations Cup.he was a disaster. Since then he has not been even featuring seriously for any club to suggest any improvement. Therefore on what bases was he invited in the first place. WC is were you take your best to. There is no room to take players that are only there for individual records.Which record when the teams success is in jeopardy. It then means someone is being selfish.If Yobo sets an individual record for the must cap and the team loses all their matches is that not selfish. Or what if Nigeria is trashed 7-0.The truth that Nigeria has to go there with a complete inform 23 man .Yobo is minus one in case Keshi insist on taking him to the WC. But Yobo ought to know that he is supposed to quit when ovation is loudest. For now Yobo is best suited for Sunday - Sunday game. Chi kena!
ReplyDeleteYou are right my brother.......World Cup tournament is not a play o!
DeleteYobo should go & relax.