Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

Stephen Keshi is a symbol of Nigerian football – Yobo

The ex-Everton star reveals what made the late African football icon so special plus how his impact resonated strongly on his football career

Nigeria assistant coach Joseph Yobo has opened up on his relationship with African football great Stephen Keshi.

Since Yobo’s international debut against Zambia in a World Cup qualifier in 2001, the ex-Olympique Marseille man has built a compacted connection with the former Togo and Mali coach.

When Keshi became Super Eagles’ coach in 2011, the bond was impenetrable as the former Everton defensive stalwart captained his team to winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations title in South Africa.