Joseph Yobo is thrilled resuming his role as assistant coach of Nigeria senior national team.
The 40-year-old - who captained the Super Eagles to a triumphant 2013 Africa Cup of Nations outing in South Africa – was named as Gernot Rohr’s assistant by the Nigeria Football Federation in February.
He was expected to make his managerial bow against Sierra Leone a month later, however, that did not materialise as the coronavirus pandemic placed all football related activities on hold.
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Nevertheless, Yobo will take charge of his first game when the West Africans take on Algeria in Friday’s international friendly billed for Austria.