Kanu not sure The Yak forgiven
The Yak scoring goals again in England
Yakubu nets 4 for Eagles recall
Former Nigeria skipper Nwankwo Kanu has said he is not sure ‘The
Yak’ Yakubu Aiyegbeni has been forgiven by the country’s fans after the miss of
the 2010 World Cup.
Aiyegbeni missed an open goal in a must-win match against South Korea at last year’s World Cup in South Africa and has since not played for Nigeria.
“I’m still not sure the fans have forgiven him,” Kanu said in an interview with the UAE newspaper The National.
Kanu is now an ambassador for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Samson Siasia announced during his time in charge of the Super Eagles that he would not want the wrath of Nigerian fans on him and so he would take his time before calling up Yakubu as well as another World Cup zero, Sani Kaita, who was sent off against Greece.
Kanu, who jointly holds the all-time record number of caps for Nigeria, maintained though that the striker who has been in superb scoring form for his English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers remains relevant in the current Eagles team.
“Nigeria need him and his goals for Blackburn show he is back in form,” argued Kanu.
New Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has maintained he will consider The Yak for his next call-ups.
“He’s a Nigerian and so he is eligible to represent his country. And as long as he is working hard and doing well at his club, I will invite him,” Keshi told MTNFootball.com
“I will work with all Nigerian players who are doing well both at home and abroad.”
Yakubu made a very strong claim for a return to the Eagles after his four goals for Blackburn against Swansea in the EPL at the weekend.
That remarkable haul has brought the 29-year-old striker’s tally to 10 goals for Blackburn since his switch on transfer deadline day from Everton.
Aiyegbeni missed an open goal in a must-win match against South Korea at last year’s World Cup in South Africa and has since not played for Nigeria.
“I’m still not sure the fans have forgiven him,” Kanu said in an interview with the UAE newspaper The National.
Kanu is now an ambassador for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Samson Siasia announced during his time in charge of the Super Eagles that he would not want the wrath of Nigerian fans on him and so he would take his time before calling up Yakubu as well as another World Cup zero, Sani Kaita, who was sent off against Greece.
Kanu, who jointly holds the all-time record number of caps for Nigeria, maintained though that the striker who has been in superb scoring form for his English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers remains relevant in the current Eagles team.
“Nigeria need him and his goals for Blackburn show he is back in form,” argued Kanu.
New Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has maintained he will consider The Yak for his next call-ups.
“He’s a Nigerian and so he is eligible to represent his country. And as long as he is working hard and doing well at his club, I will invite him,” Keshi told MTNFootball.com
“I will work with all Nigerian players who are doing well both at home and abroad.”
Yakubu made a very strong claim for a return to the Eagles after his four goals for Blackburn against Swansea in the EPL at the weekend.
That remarkable haul has brought the 29-year-old striker’s tally to 10 goals for Blackburn since his switch on transfer deadline day from Everton.
Let's forgive him and try him agian, he mighty take nigeria to the next level of football.
Yakubu has been forgiven but is not needed in Super Eagles. Keshi should look for younger players and not yakubu. Keshi should invite Sammy Ameobi and tie him down now before England invite him in senoir team. These are young players for the future and not making noise about finish product like yakubu.
We all must learn to forgive and accept events as they happen. We need both Yaks and Kaita in the present Eagles squad. What happened in South Africa is past gone and I believe THE BIG BOSS (Keshi) can turn around events. City and Man U are out of the 16 that are remaining in the Champions league, what happens to Toure and Rooney respectively? Yaks and Kaita should be forgiven now that they must have learnt the wrath of failure.
Forgive him and move forward, a lot went wrong in South Africa last year, not just the Yak. Play your best team regardless of results and what's happened in the past.
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