Keshi Responds To Yobo

The Head Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Stephen Keshi has responded to claims by captain, Joseph Yobo, that he was being treated with disrespect for refusing to inform him of the decision not to call him up for the World Cup Qualifying match against the Harambee Stars of Kenya.
Stephen Keshi while responding to the claim tells Brila FM, Lagos: "It is true that I did not call Yobo to inform him that he will not feature in the game against Kenya because I knew how he was going to feel. I did not want to talk with him because I know how we talked in South Africa when he wasn't starting and I wanted to avoid a repeat of that.

"Yobo is still important in the team; its just that at the time, he wasn't needed. I thought he was going to understand because we talked a lot in South Africa.

"I gave him examples of myself and Nwankwo Kanu when we were not playing at some point during our playing careers. I am not going to say because Yobo is captain, then I have to keep using him even if I don't need him," Keshi said.