Everton's Nigeria defender Joseph Yobo has reportedly been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a hamstring problem. It is the latest recurrence of an injury that has plagued him this season.
The news will come as a worry to Everton, whose season has been blighted by injuries to key players.
Yobo suffered the injury when Nigeria beat Benin in a Group C encounter at the weekend. He was sent to the Angolan capital, Luanda, for scans and initial suggestions seem to indicate that he will need at least two weeks to recover, meaning he will not be fit in time for the final on 31 January, if Nigeria get there.
"Yobo has rejoined the team and the scan revealed that he will be out for two weeks," said Nigeria's technical committee chairman, Taiwo Ogunjobi, after the team booked their place in the quarter-finals of the competition yesterday with a 3-0 win over Mozambique.
New injury for Joseph Yobo rules him out of Africa Cup of
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