Sports World Cup News: FIFA reject NFF's request to honour Yobo's 100th cap on the pitch

[Babalola Oluwatomiwa]

World football –governing body, Fifa, has said that it will disregard the Nigerian Football Federation's request to honour the super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo if he eventually makes his 100th cap feat for the nation's national team.

Yobo will be the first Nigerian player to feature for the country's senior national team 100 times if he features for the Eagles, since he featured against Zambia in Chingola in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match that ended 1-1 on 24th March, 2001.

A request was made by the NFF to present a signed official jersey to the 33 –year old defender prior to kick –off inside the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, but Fifa insisted it could not go ahead.

Meanwhile the NFF chiefs have decided that they will go ahead and present a jersey to the player by NFF President Aminu Maigari, at the team’s Brasilia Palace Hotel after the match.

Click here to see all the matches Yobo has played for the national team

Source: KickOffNigeria.com