Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo is delighted that Fenerbahce advanced to the quarter - finals of the Europa League for the first time in their history.<br /><br />The <i>Yellow Canaries</i> drew the round of 16 tie played at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium 1-1 but progressed 2-1 on aggregate. <br /><br />''It is important as players and this club to qualify for the quarter-finals, and people that love football in Turkey as well. It is the quarter - finals, we are&nbsp; excited.<br /><br />''We knew it was going to be difficult because if they scored first, it would be a different game.It&nbsp; was a tense game for both teams. <br /><br />''In the first half, nobody wanted to make mistakes. But we are happy to score first. I thought we controlled&nbsp; most of the game. But we expected them to fight back, which I though they did in the second half.<br /><br />''We must give them credit, they are a good&nbsp; team. Their statistics and record speak for itself. So, we are very&nbsp; happy that we qualified. But also we missed our fans today, it is difficult to play without fans. We are happy that we qualified,'' Yobo told <i>Sporx TV</i>.<br /><br />Joseph Yobo, who was not invited for the World Cup qualifier against Kenya, has made 6 appearances in the Europa League. <br /><br />Photo Credit: tff.org<br />