Joseph Yobo clarifies statement on Alex Iwobi not good enough for Super Eagles

Former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo has denied a report which quoted him as saying that Alex Iwobi is not good enough for the Nigerian national team.

Yobo stated that his words must have been twisted by the journalist who interviewed him because he never made any statement suggesting that Iwobi isn't good enough for the Super Eagles.

According to him, what he said is that the Super Eagles have struggled to produce another player in the likes of Jay-Jay Okocha and Wilson Oruma to properly fill the number Ten shirt they left behind.

“This is what clearly happened during the live interview session on Instagram, the anchorman said since Austin Jayjay Okocha retired Nigeria hasn’t gotten a proper number 10.

"So, I addressed his questions by saying even when Okocha was playing we had Wilson Oruma because he (Oruma) was my teammate and John Mikel Obi has done well for the National team as number 10 and he did a great job before he retired,” said Yobo.

“I said, I think Alex Iwobi can be a replacement for the number 10 role. I watched him at 2019 AFCON and the anchorman said, Iwobi is a good player but he’s inconsistent and I said, he is unpredictable and I like him.

Yobo who won the 2013 African Cup of Nations added that what was written by the reporter is far from what he said.

“I don’t know where he (the writer) got it all crossed out, he changed my words, I didn’t use the word inconsistent for Iwobi, the anchor mentioned that. I said he’s unpredictable and I like him, and his game his hard for midfielders and defenders to understand what he’s going to do,” he said.