The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Fifa and football fans have celebrated with Joseph Yobo on his 40th birthday.
Yobo was born in River State on September 6, 1980, and started his career in his home country with the Michellin-Harcourt academy.
The versatile defender left for Belgium in 1997, joining the Standard Liege youth setup and wasted no time in earning a place in the senior team following his solid defensive displays.
Yobo featured 46 times for Standard Liege before ending his stay with the side to team up with French club Marseille.