Super Eagles’ captain Joseph Yobo says he is a fighter who does not like sitting on the bench, but enjoys competition for places.

“I’m the kind of player that doesn’t like sitting in the bench, not at this level of my career because I know I’ve worked very hard,” the defender says.

“I’m a fighter, I like giving everything and I like to compete. So where I don’t have that competitiveness in me, I cannot be at that place.”

Yobo Joseph

The 32-year-old has been linked with a move away to Cardiff City from Fenerbahce, the club he joined for £2.5-million from Everton two years ago.

“I’ve heard a lot of speculation about my future and it’s been ongoing. Really, there is no difference. I don’t know what is going on.

“We were not in the Champions League before and two weeks ago we were back in and I have already played my first game. I started my first game and we drew 1-1.

“The speculation will go on because Fenerbahce have not yet confirmed if it is guaranteed that we will definitely remain in the Champions League. If that doesn’t happen then obviously some foreign players will have to leave.”

Fenerbahce now have 12 foreign players on their books, with Turkish League rules restricting the number of foreign players on the pitch at any one time to six places.