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He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria’s record appearance holder. In February 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation.[5]Table of ContentsEarly years[edit]Club career[edit]Everton[edit]Fenerbah\u00e7e[edit]Norwich City[edit]International career[edit]Coaching career[edit]Personal life[edit]Charity work[edit]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]Honours[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early years[edit]Yobo’s birthplace and origin is Kono, an Ogoni community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria.[6]Yobo left Nigeria to join Standard Li\u00e8ge in 1998. He made his first team debut in 2000, and went on to appear 46 times. In 2001, he was bought by Marseille.[7]Club career[edit]Everton[edit]  Yobo (#4) playing for Everton against Arsenal.Soon after making his debut, Yobo was loaned to Tenerife. After around nine months, Yobo returned to Marseille, before joining Everton, again on loan, in July 2002. A \u00a31 million fee was required to register the player, and he became the first signing of David Moyes.[8] An option to make the move permanent was taken up and completed in 2003 after a dispute between Yobo and Marseille was settled,[9] with Everton agreeing a fixed additional fee of \u00a34 million.[3][10]Yobo became one of the most consistent players in the Everton squad, and was one of only seven players in the entire league to play every minute of every game throughout the 2006\u201307 season; his teammate Joleon Lescott also being an ever-present throughout the season.The delay, in 2006, in signing a new contract with Everton lead to rumours of a move to Arsenal,[11] but on 22 July, Yobo committed himself to Goodison Park until 2010. On 15 April 2007, Yobo became the record appearance holder for an overseas player at Everton, a record he held until early 2012.[12] For the UEFA Cup match against Larissa of Greece on 25 October 2007, Yobo was named as captain in the absence of Phil Neville and thus became the first African to captain the club. On 6 May 2009, Yobo scored his first goal of the season against West Ham United to seal a 3\u20131 win.In the 2009\u201310 season, Yobo had to adjust to his new defensive partner, Sylvain Distin, after Joleon Lescott left and Phil Jagielka became injured. On 29 November 2009, he scored an own goal in Everton’s 2\u20130 defeat to Liverpool in the Merseyside derby. Distin, Jagielka and John Heitinga were increasingly selected over Yobo, confining him to the bench.Fenerbah\u00e7e[edit]On 31 August 2010, Yobo signed a one-year loan contract with Fenerbah\u00e7e. Yobo played in 30 official matches and scored a goal, helping his team win the league title. On 6 September 2011, Fenerbah\u00e7e and Everton agreed on another loan deal for \u20ac700,000 and Yobo signed a one-year contract worth \u20ac2.35 million.[13] On 4 August 2012, he re-signed for Fenerbah\u00e7e once again, but this time on a permanent basis on a 3-year contract, after having played for Everton for 10 years. On 17 August Fenerbah\u00e7e played against Torku Konyaspor and Yobo scored a goal in this match.[14] Before the 2014\u20132015 season his contract with Fenerbah\u00e7e was terminated with mutual agreement.[15] On 31 August 2014 was awarded with the plaque of appreciation and have been released from Fenerbah\u00e7e.[16]Norwich City[edit]On 30 January 2014, Yobo returned to England on loan at Norwich City for the remainder of the season with a view to a permanent move in the summer.[17]He marked his debut for the club with a clean sheet against top-scoring club Manchester City on 8 February.[18]International career[edit]Yobo is a former Nigeria international, who has been capped 101 times and represented the Super Eagles at three FIFA World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.[19]After participating in Nigeria’s run to the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship quarter-finals, Yobo made his senior international debut against Zambia in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 24 March 2001.[19] He played in all six of the team’s matches in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations and was included in the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he was again ever-present, assisting Julius Aghahowa’s goal in a 2\u20131 loss to Sweden.[21]Yobo made his second World Cup appearance at the 2010 tournament in South Africa, after which he assumed the captaincy on the international retirement of Nwankwo Kanu.[19] The veteran defender was no longer a first choice player at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but lifted the trophy after appearing as an 89th-minute substitute in Nigeria’s 1\u20130 final defeat of Burkina Faso.[22]In June 2014, Yobo was included in Stephen Keshi’s squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[23] He was named in the starting line-up for both the second and third group matches, helping the Super Eagles to clean sheet in a 1\u20130 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[24] On 30 June, he made his 100th international appearance, captaining Nigeria against France in the round of 16. After scoring an own goal in the 2\u20130 defeat, Yobo announced his international retirement, saying: “This is it. I can look back on my career with great pride. I wanted to leave on a high for my country. Defeat by France was not the right way to go but I’m happy with all I’ve done for the national team. It’s time to give a chance to other people to come through.”[25]Coaching career[edit]On 12 February 2020, Yobo was appointed assistant coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation after a brief meeting held in Abuja.[26] He was appointed assistant coach to replace Imama Amapakabo.[27][28][29]Yobo said “I am bringing back that motivation. As a former captain, I’m bringing inspiration. I’ve been there and I’ve done it all. I was a fan of the team before I became an assistant coach, so I’ve seen from a fanatical point of view how people feel when they are watching the team. We as players, while playing, don’t notice these things but after my retirement, I’ve been a pundit, I’ve given my opinion about what should be done in the team.” He also said “I’m bringing back my experience. Having over 15 years of consistency in my career, I think this is a lot. The good thing is that the spirit is going to improve. Having been a pundit and looking at the team, I think we can go a lot higher with the quality we have”.[30]Personal life[edit]In 2010, following a brief courtship, Yobo married former MBGN Adaeze Igwe in a midnight ceremony held in Jos. The couple wedded in a very low key ceremony barely three months after they met in December 2009.[31] However, it is known that they are said to be trying to hide their marital troubles from the press and general public.[32] The couple welcomed a baby boy named Joey Yobo April 2010.He is the younger brother of former Nigeria international Albert Yobo. In July 2008, his younger brother Norum[33] was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria and held for ransom. He was eventually released after 12 days on 17 July 2008.[34]It was widely reported in the Nigerian media that Yobo went to T.B. Joshua for prayers after suffering a hamstring injury in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[35] Yobo and his wife, Adaeze Igwe were conferred with chieftaincy titles of Mene Aborlo 1 and Waamene Aborlo 1 respectively of Ogoniland by King GNK Gininwa of Ogoni Kingdom on Saturday, 28 May 2016. This was a day after his testimonial match marking his exit from active football was organised by the Rivers State Government on Friday, 27 May 2016Charity work[edit]In 2007, Yobo set up the Joseph Yobo Charity Foundation,[36] to help under-privileged children in Nigeria. As of 18 July 2007, he has handed out over 300 scholarship awards ranging from primary to university level. Yobo has started a football academy in the Ogoni region of Nigeria. He also runs football camps in Lagos.Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]Appearances and goals by national team and year[39]National teamYearAppsGoalsNigeria20017020021202003312004102200560200680200740200810220095020101002011112201220201360201460Total1017[40]List of international goals scored by Joseph Yobo[41]#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1.1 June 2003Lagos National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria\u00a0Cameroon1\u201303\u20130Friendly2.31 January 2004Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia\u00a0South Africa1\u201304\u201302004 African Cup of Nations3.3 July 2004Abuja Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria\u00a0Algeria1\u201301\u201302006 FIFA World Cup qualification4.7 June 2008National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone\u00a0Sierra Leone0\u201310\u201312010 FIFA World Cup qualification5.15 June 2008Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea\u00a0Equatorial Guinea0\u201310\u201312010 FIFA World Cup qualification6.5 June 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia\u00a0Ethiopia2\u201322\u201322012 African Cup of Nations qualification7.4 September 2011Mahamasina Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar\u00a0Madagascar0\u201310\u201322012 African Cup of Nations qualificationHonours[edit]FenerbahceNigeriaIndividualSee also[edit]References[edit]^ “Joseph Michael Yobo” (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2019.^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers’ Who’s Who 2010\u201311. Mainstream Publishing. p.\u00a0448. ISBN\u00a0978-1-84596-601-0.^ a b Jackson, Jamie (7 September 2003). “Yobo in power play”. The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2008.^ “Joseph Yobo Questions and Yet Four Games to a Nigerian Record. .”^ “Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach with Eguavoen named as replacement | Goal.com”. www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.^ “Hon. Worgu Boms”. BBC. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.^ “European Preview: Belgium Transfers”. BBC Sport. 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2008.^ “Everton complete Yobo chase”. BBC Sport. 9 July 2002. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2008.^ “Joseph Yobo \u2013 Everton F.C. Player Profile”.[permanent dead link]^ Fifield, Dominic (28 November 2002). “Everton close in on Yobo’s signature”. The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2008.^ “Everton face Yobo contract delay”. BBC Sport. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2008.^ Joseph Yobo on NigeriaNews Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine^ “Everton kul\u00fcb\u00fc oyuncusu Joseph YOBO nun 2011\u20132012 sezonunda kiral\u0131k olarak transferi konusunda oyuncu ve kul\u00fcb\u00fc ile anla\u015fmaya var\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Anla\u015fma kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Everton Kul\u00fcb\u00fcne 700.000.avro kiralama bedeli, Joseph YOBO ya ise 2011\u20132012 sezonu i\u00e7in 2.350.000.avro garanti \u00fccret \u00f6denecektir”. Fenerbah\u00e7e SK (in Turkish). 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Retrieved 12 February 2020.^ Charles, Adewale (12 February 2020). “Joseph Yobo appointed new Super Eagles assistant coach”. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.^ “Joseph Yobo: Former Nigeria captain appointed as assistant coach”. BBC Sport. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.^ “I’ll bring motivation, experience to Eagles \u2013 Yobo”. Punch Newspapers. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.^ Joseph Yobo\u2019s Complicated Family Life of www.collegemarket.com.ng (21 July 2013 Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine^ Yobo weds Igwe Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine^ “Everton offer Yobo assistance”.[permanent dead link]^ “Yobo’s Brother Released”. Kick Off. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.^ Auf der Heyde, Peter (27 January 2010). “Sports Medicine \u2013 African Style”. Monsters and Critics. 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