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Joseph Yobo has been ruled out until the New Year. The Nigerian centre back suffered a hamstring strain during the Merseyside derby, and tried to take part on Everton’s match against Tottenham last Sunday. However, the 28 year old lasted just 15 minutes and scans have revealed that he will miss Everton’s run of fixture [...]

Joseph Yobo expects to be ‘hit hard’ by the death of his cousin, Emeka Ike, from a heart problem last week. Speaking yesterday, Yobo said: “I was very difficult for me, very emotional coming into this camp. Having missed the last two games for my club, I was struggling to get fit. I missed the [...]

Joseph Yobo is likely to miss Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier with Mozambique tomorrow Speaking yesterday in Abuja, Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu said: “Yobo is not up to 75 percent fit, and Mikel is also not fully fit. “For the moment, they are here to support their team mates and I dont think they will be [...]