RIVERS State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has named a
street and a N4.3bn football college after Super Eagles captain and
Fenerbahce defender, Joseph Yobo.
Amaechi named the street
leading to Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Ikwerre Local Government Area
of the state after Yobo to honour the Eagles star for leading the
national team to victorious outing at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
He spoke during a state banquet in honour of the footballer at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
He
said, “We are very proud of you (Yobo) because you played well and have
done well for the country; I congratulate you and your wife and I wish
you all the best.
“I am building a football college worth N4.3bn,
which we shall name after you and we shall deliver it before we leave
office. So it will be called Joseph Yobo Football College. The street
leading to the new stadium in the new city will be renamed Joseph Yobo
Road.”
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