Four-time African Player of the Year
Samuel Eto’o and some other top footballers would be honoured at the
Joseph Yobo Centenary Game scheduled for May 27 in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State.
The event, planned to celebrate the
retirement of the former Super Eagles captain from football, is
bankrolled majorly by the Rivers State Government with support from a
few other firms.
Yobo, who met with the Cameroonian
superstar at his Antalyaspor club in Turkey at the weekend, confirmed
that Eto’o along with Chelsea captain, John Terry, are going to be
honoured for their contributions to the game.
“Yobo met with Eto’o over the weekend in
Europe and the Cameroonian confirmed that he is coming to Port Harcourt
to be part of the testimonial game and personally receive the award
earmarked for him,” coordinator of the game Waidi Akanni said.
Akanni, an ex-international, added that
the coming of Eto’o and the other superstars to Port Harcourt is already
creating a buzz in the Garden City.
“Our chief host, the Governor of
Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, is enthusiastic about receiving the
superstars coming to Port Harcourt. He has promised us that everyone
coming to the Rivers State capital is going to leave with a lasting
memory,” Akanni added.
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