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Joseph Yobo Returns To Nigerian Professional League.
Joseph Yobo is set to come out of retirement to play in the Nigeria Professional Football League on a short-term contract, the League Management Company announced on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old hung up his boots last month after a stellar career, but will now play as a League Ambassador for the remaining 12 games of the campaign. The ex-Super Eagles captain will be assigned a club soon, with Akwa United, IfeanyiUbah FC, Kano Pillars and Wikki Tourists all said to have registered interest in the former Everton defender.
Joseph Yobo to play last 12 #NPFL games this season as League Ambassador signed on by the LMC. pic.twitter.com/6PRtBG4hPM
— League Management NG (@LMCNPFL) June 21, 2016
Yobo will join the NPFL under the Elite Players Scheme that seeks to assign players of international repute to Nigerian club sides in a bid to further improve the quality of the league. Sani Kaita was a beneficiary of the scheme when he joined Enyimba for a three-month stint in 2014.
Yobo will soon be assigned to a club under the #NPFL Elite Players Scheme which Sani Kaita benefited from two seasons ago.
— League Management NG (@LMCNPFL) June 21, 2016
4 #NPFL clubs Akwa Utd, FC Ifeanyiubah, Kano Pillars & Wikki Tourists are bidding to land the former Super Eagles defender.
— League Management NG (@LMCNPFL) June 21, 2016
The scheme is to ensure that elite players bring star quality that will bring fans to stadia during their short stints.