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.
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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;
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p 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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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-cards=”hidden” 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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