Super Eagles’ captain Joseph Yobo has assured Nigerians that he would be in the country for Saturday’s 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying cracker against the Syli Nationale of Guinea.
Insinuations emanated from some quarters at the weekend that the defender was unwilling to come for the game and therefore claimed to have lost his international passport.
But Yobo, who celebrated 10 years of meritorious and blameless service to fatherland six months ago, put the record straight that he had secured his international passport having miss his resident permit in the old passport.
Yobo, said the Nigeria Football Federation had assured him that they would get in touch with the Embassy of Turkey to explain what happened to him,stressing that he believed that he would be able to secure a new residence permit to travel to Turkey after the match against Guinea.
The Fenerbahce defender who will earn his 83rd international cap against the Syli Nationale will the group to London for an international friendly match against the Black Stars of Ghana taking place at Watford FC’s Vicarage Road stadium on Tuesday, 11 October..
Nigeria take on Guinea inside the National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday starting from 2pm. A win is imperative for the Super Eagles to earn an automatic slot at the 2012 African Cup of Nations finals in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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