Former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, is set to sign for Kano Pillars.
The move is part of the ambassadorial deal Yobo signed with the League Management Company (LMC), organisers of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). It is also part of the Elite Players Scheme created to boost the quality of the league.
This means the 35-year-old could have chosen any interested club to play for in the last 12 games of the season other than Kano Pillars.
The central defender may play his first game for the team next week Wednesday in the club’s clash with Sunshine Stars of Akure.
Four-time champions Pillars, IfeanyiUbah, Akwa United and Wikki were all in the race to sign the former Nigeria skipper.
Yobo is coming to Kano Pillars with a wealth of international experience. The former Everton defender has been capped 101 times for the national team and has represented the Super Eagles at three FIFA World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
In all his career so far, he has scored 20 goal in all his 488 total appearances for seven senior club sides and national teams. Some of the club sides he played for include, Everton, Norwich City, Fernabache, Marseille etc.
