Former Nigeria defender Joseph Yobo has been conferred with a chieftaincy title in Ogoniland.
The honour was bestowed on him a day after he was given a grand exit from professional football by a stellar collection of football stars like Samuel Eto’o,Austin Okocha, Sulley Muntari, Stephen Appiah, Lomana Lualua and Laryea Kingston during his testimonial in Port Harcourt.
Yobo was conferred with the title of Mene Aborlo 1 of Ogoniland by King GNK Gininwa, with his wife Adaeze given the Waamene Aborlo 1 of Ogoni land.
"Honored to be conferred the title Mene Aborlo 1 of Ogoniland by my King, HRH GNK Gininwa and people#chiefyobo," he tweeted.
Honored to be conferred the title Mene Aborlo 1 of Ogoniland by my King, HRH GNK Gininwa and people#chiefyobopic.twitter.com/WVQwhnenJQ
— Joseph Yobo (@jyobo234)May 29, 2016.
The former Nigeria international defender made his Super Eagles debut against Zambia in a 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on 24 March, 2001 in Chingola, Zambia.
He went on to amass 101 international caps, scoring seven goals in a career that spanned 13 years where he featured at three Fifa World Cups and six Afcon tournaments, leading Nigeria to victory in his last outing in South Africa.
He posted on Instagram:
A photo posted by Joseph Yobo (@jyobo234) on May 28, 2016 at 11:16pm PDT
A photo posted by Joseph Yobo (@jyobo234) onMay 28, 2016 at 10:41pm PDT
A photo posted by Joseph Yobo (@jyobo234) onMay 28, 2016 at 11:12pm PDT
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