Numerous reactions have continued to trail the retirement of former Super Eagles and Coventry City forward, Yakubu Aiyegbeni.
Yakubu, popularly known as ‘The Yak’, declared his retirement from
professional football on Wednesday, the same day he clocks 35.
Football fans have taken to Twitter to celebrate the former Leicester
City and Portsmouth player, and to congratulate him on his birthday.
See tweets below;
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lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Yes, he missed a sitter that could have sent us
through, but all great players miss sitters. One thing is clear, Yakubu
Aiyegbeni proudly wore the Super Eagles jersey and represented us to the
best of his ability. Scored goals for us.Thank you Yak. <a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/FareWellTheYak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#FareWellTheYak</a></p>—
Jerry Omoba IKWUH (@ijebu_garri) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/ijebu_garri/status/933323384598953984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p
lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Happy 35th birthday and happy retirement to
former Everton player Yakubu Aiyegbeni! <a
href=”https://t.co/27JYLdqwss”>pic.twitter.com/27JYLdqwss</a></p>—
Everton Blue Army (@EvertonBlueArmy) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/EvertonBlueArmy/status/933288951057698816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p
lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Yakubu Aiyegbeni as you retire on your 35th
birthday, you will never be forgotten. We love you now despite the fact
that we hated you then <a
href=”https://t.co/wpgNU8l5XT”>pic.twitter.com/wpgNU8l5XT</a></p>—
I do the do (@hotmindset) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/hotmindset/status/933368930290331648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p
lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>And his career was over at this point … Happy
birthday Yakubu Aiyegbeni, ur World Cup miss wud be hard for us to ever
forget <a
href=”https://t.co/dCTwVfd7H1″>pic.twitter.com/dCTwVfd7H1</a></p>—
UNCLE MUFASA (@kparaga) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/kparaga/status/933255381559648256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p
lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Yakubu Aiyegbeni has announced his retirement
from professional football today, his 35th
birthday.<br><br>Happy retirement, Yak!</p>—
Biola Omowanle (@Beeorlicious) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/Beeorlicious/status/933301437378985984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Happy 35th birthday to
Yakubu Aiyegbeni, as he also retires from football today.
<br><br>But can you all forgive him for this great miss
against Korea ? <a
href=”https://t.co/rdtASuheRy”>pic.twitter.com/rdtASuheRy</a></p>—
Alajede Ibrahim™ (@Baddman20) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/Baddman20/status/933344869204004864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p
lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Yakubu Aiyegbeni once took a penalty three times
because the referee cancelled for encroachment and scored all three
times….man was one of the best strikers in the EPL</p>—
Imoh Umoren (@ImohUmoren) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/ImohUmoren/status/933361879652687873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>A birthday gift
to self….. retirement <a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pompey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Pompey</a>
<a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boro?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Boro</a>
<a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/EFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#EFC</a>
<a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BRFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BRFC</a>
<a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/LCFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#LCFC</a>
<a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SkyBlues?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SkyBlues</a><br><br>Former
<a
href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nigeria?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Nigeria</a>
international striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has retired from football at the
age of 35. <a
href=”https://t.co/VRmsvn5nk3″>https://t.co/VRmsvn5nk3</a>
<a
href=”https://t.co/2djvvEj0Q5″>pic.twitter.com/2djvvEj0Q5</a></p>—
Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/oluwashina/status/933371333949390850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p
lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>If all you remember about Yakubu Aiyegbeni is
that World cup miss against South Korea, you're a typical Bad
Belle. Dude was one of the prolific African Strikers in EPL. Great
player</p>— Remi Gatsby (@Ceorhemz) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/Ceorhemz/status/933398057965752321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p
lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Yakubu Aiyegbeni is the best penalty taker our
national team has produced. Happy retirement to him. <a
href=”https://twitter.com/IamKingsleyOgar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@IamKingsleyOgar</a>
<a
href=”https://twitter.com/CPChristianPete?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@CPChristianPete</a></p>—
Bright Chukwu (@achorson22) <a
href=”https://twitter.com/achorson22/status/933390526094761985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November
22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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