Top 10 Nigerian players of all time 

#5 Joseph Yobo

Joseph Yobo begun gained traction with his displays for the Nigeria Under 20 side that prosecuted the World Cup on home soil in 1999 and two years later, he made the step up to the national team.

He is the joint-most capped player of all time for Nigeria (101 appearances alongside Vincent Enyeama) and represented his nation at three World Cups and six AFCONS, captaining Nigeria to her 2013 triumph in South Africa.

His club career was also tremendously successful and he spent a decade at Goodison Park where he was an ever-present member of the side and was one of only seven players to play every single minute of the 2006/2007 Premier League season.

For many years, he was the foreigner with the most appearances in the history of Everton until he was overtaken in 2012.

He began his career as a right-back but was gradually shifted into the center of defense towards the middle of his career and bowed out from international football after Nigeria's ouster from the 2014 World Cup.