Nigerian Expatriates in Israel - Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Ndudi Ebi, Mfon Udoka, Ibezito Ogbonna (Paperback)

Chapters: Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Ndudi Ebi, Mfon Udoka, Ibezito Ogbonna. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of 16:24, 6 June 2010 (UTC)Yakubu Aiyegbeni (born 22 November 1982 in Benin City), nicknamed The Yak and generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Everton in the Premier League. Yakubu is also a member of the Nigerian national team, where he has won 52 caps and scored 20 goals. Yakubu in actionA powerful pacy striker, Yakubu started his career in Barcelos, Portugal with Gil Vicente, where was then bought by Israeli team Maccabi Haifa, who loaned him for one season to Hapoel Kfar Saba. He also had a loan spell at Dynamo Kyiv, but he failed to make an appearance for the club. After returning to Haifa, he won two championships and had an excellent scoring record with the club, both in the domestic and international competitions, breaking several club records. He came to England and trained with Derby County but could not obtain a work permit at the time. After scoring seven goals in eight European Cup appearances (including a hat-trick) in the 200203 season UEFA Champions League, Yakubu moved to English club Portsmouth. His goals helped fire Portsmouth to the Division One title, scoring at a rate of one goal every two games. During the club's debut Premier League season, in which they finished 13th, he scored 16 times in 35 starts, including four in a single game as Portsmouth defeated Middlesbrough 51 on the final day of the season. During the summer of 2004, several other Premiership teams were interested in purchasing Yakubu for up to 10 million, but he chose to stay and help consolidate the club's Premiership position. His final g...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=968287