The decision to appoint the former Eagles captain as the assistant national team coach is difficult to understand, as he has nothing to recommend him
For many, the appointment of former Nigeria international Joseph Yobo as assistant coach of the Super Eagles came entirely out of the blue.
To begin with, if there had been any suggestion of uncertainty in the technical crew of the national team, it surrounded the contract of coach Gernot Rohr, over which there has been no end of speculation.
Instead, it is Imama Amapakabo who finds himself kicked to the curb, ostensibly for his failures in the WAFU Cup, African Nations Championship qualifiers and U-23 Africa Cup of Nations last year (even though the statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation did not explicitly state this, one can infer).