Former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo will be one of the draw assistants in tonight’s draw for the 2025 AFCON.
Yobo won 101 caps for the Super Eagles and led the team to win their third AFCON crown in South Africa in 2013 in South Africa.
In his hey days, he featured for several top clubs like Everton in the Premier League, Olympique Marseille as well as Turkish giants Fenerbache.
The tournament, which kicks off on December 21 in Morocco, has 24 teams drawn into six first round groups of four teams each.
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