Everton set to lose Yakubu to Nigeria for Nations Cup
Everton are likely to be without in-form Aiyegbeni Yakubu for a month early next year after the striker said he planned to play for Nigeria in the African Nations Cup. The £11.25 million club record signing from Middlesbrough in August scored a...
Everton are likely to be without in-form Aiyegbeni Yakubu for a month early next year after the striker said he planned to play for Nigeria in the African Nations Cup.
The £11.25 million club record signing from Middlesbrough in August scored a second-half hat-trick in Everton's 3-0 home win over Fulham on Saturday, taking his seasonal tally to nine and Everton's unbeaten run to 10 games.
However, Yakubu, who fell out of favour with Nigeria after run-ins with the management earlier this year, now says he wants to represent them in the Nations Cup in Ghana from January 20 to February 10.