Nigeria: Yakubu Aiyegbeni Retires From Football

22 November 2017

Former Super Eagles forward Yakubu Aiyegbeni who played mostly in England and made a name with Portsmouth and Everton FC has retired from professional football on his 35th birthday.

Aiyegbeni, who also played for Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers, made 250 Premier League appearances and scored 96 goals in a career spanning 20 years.

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