Yakubu Aiyegbeni might not be the most popular striker in Nigeria but not so at his club Everton where he is regarded as a match winner and big game player.
It is not unusual to hear chants of 'feed the Yak and he will score' ring out in Goodison Park whenever the Toffees play.
Yakubu has proven himself as an accomplished goalscorer for his club since he moved there in 2007. Under Everton manager David Moyes, he has come to be regarded among the deadliest penalty box men in English football and has already carved a niche for himself by the being the first African to score 100 goals in the Premier League.
However, his record at club level is much different to that of his country where he is regularly seen as a man past his prime even at the young age of 27.
In 59 appearances, the Yak has only managed 19 goals, not a bad return in itself. However, when you look at the passion of Nigerians for their football, they expect more from such an accomplished striker at club level like Yakubu.
Since his return to full fitness after the injury that kept him out of the Everton first team for the bulk of last year, Yakubu has scored three goals in his last six games. That might lead some to believe that the forward, who was only able to manage a single goal from the penalty spot for the Super Eagles during Angola 2010 Nations Cup, might be hitting form at the right moment with the World Cup only two months away.
The quality of the attack of the Super Eagles might not be comparable to that of their first opponents Argentina but with increasing confidence in their strikers towards the tournament, they might just be able to scare defenders into making errors against them.
Nigeria will need Yakubu at his best as well as Obafemi Martins, Osaze Odemwingie, Obinna Nsofor and Chinedu Obasi if they hope to make a deep run in the World Cup in South Africa.
Yakubu is sure showing the way for the others to go at the moment.
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