Albert Yobo
Defender, Football player
1979 –
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Who is Albert Yobo?
Michael Albert Yobo is a retired Nigerian football defender. He is the older brother of Nigeria international captain Joseph Yobo. In July 2008, their younger brother Norum Yobo was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria and held for ransom. He was eventually released after 12 days on July 17, 2008.
His brothers charity, the Joseph Yobo Foundation, run a youth football tournament in Nigeria which bears his name, the Albert Yobo Soccer Championship.
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- Born
- May 5, 1979
Port Harcourt - Siblings
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Lived in
- Port Harcourt
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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