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Watch Super Eagles legend Yakubu Aiyegbeni show off his boxing skills.
Yakubu Aiyegbeni appears to be leaning toward a different line of work after quitting football five years ago.
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Game4Ukraine: Yakubu shines as Team Zinchenko and Team Shevchenko play 2-2 draw
Yakubu shines as Team Zinchenko and Team Shevchenko play a 2-2 draw in Game4Ukraine played at Stamford Bridge.
The 40-year-old was seen hitting the pads with such ferocity and seemed to be built like a heavyweight in the gym.
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Anthony Joshua and Yakubu Ayegbeni: Super Eagles legend teams up with former World champion
Super Eagles legend Yakubu Ayegbeni teams up with former World champion Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua.
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Yakubu Aiyegbeni career
When Aiyegbeni scored a goal and a hat-trick for Maccabi Haifa in their Champions League victory against Olympiakos 3-0, as well as during their victory against Manchester United, top scouts in Europe took notice.
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After that, the former Julius Berger striker was loaned to Portsmouth of the Championship, where he was signed to a deal for the summer.
Yakubu left the Potters after scoring 29 goals in 65 games, and he went on to play for Middlesbrough in the Premier League, where he scored 25 goals in 73 games over two years.
Things improved when he signed a five-year contract with Everton for a record £11.25 million, where he scored 15 Premier League goals in his first season.
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Following four years at Merseyside, the Yak signed a loan with Leicester City, where he scored 11 goals in 20 appearances before completing a transfer to Blackburn.
After practicing his trade in China, Qatar, and Turkey, Aiyegbeni returned to England and spent short stints with Reading and Coventry, two Championship teams.
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