Tremendous Eagles legend Joseph Yobo has admitted that his time as an assistant coach for the nationwide group didn’t go in addition to he had hoped.
Yobo, who loved a profitable enjoying profession with Nigeria, together with being a part of the squad that gained the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) beneath Stephen Keshi, expressed his disappointment along with his teaching stint after becoming a member of the group in February 2020.
Reflecting on his time with the Tremendous Eagles teaching crew, Yobo revealed that he initially hesitated to take up the function due to how coaches are handled in Nigeria. Regardless of his reservations, he embraced the chance however was in the end let go after Nigeria didn’t qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
In a candid interview, Yobo shared his frustrations: “It’s at all times an honour to symbolize the nationwide group in any capability, however the one purpose I hesitated to affix the teaching crew was due to how coaches are handled. It’s not encouraging. When the chance got here, it was an honour, though I used to be skeptical, however as I continued, I noticed I had it in me too.”
Yobo was touted as a possible successor to Stephen Keshi and described as a “undertaking for the long run.” Nevertheless, he was dissatisfied when your entire teaching employees was dismissed following the group’s failure to safe a World Cup spot.
Regardless of the setback, Yobo has not dominated out a return to teaching, although he has indicated that it’s not his main focus in the meanwhile.