Former Tremendous Eagles’ star, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has come out with a no holds barred declaration that the Nigerian crew has did not shine in latest days as a result of the strikers are usually not able to play.
Sports247 stories that the previous hitman, who achieved high marks with Middlesbrough, Everton, Blackburn Rovers and Leicester Metropolis of England, singled out Victor Osimhen because the Eagles’ solely dedicated striker.
Whereas citing final Sunday’s poor present in opposition to DR Congo within the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs closing, the previous striker, who was dubbed ‘Yak Assault’ throughout his days in England, famous that the Eagles crumbled as a result of Osimhen’s incapability to enter for the second half.
Aiyegbeni additional identified whereas talking on House Turf podcast that the Tremendous Eagles’ assault can be fearsome and virtually unstoppable if different strikers within the squad put in as a lot effort as Osimhen does throughout matches.
“We’ve got like 4 different strikers, however just one delivers. Just one performs like a madman on the pitch. He’s aggressive and furious when issues go mistaken. We solely have Osimhen. I feel the remainder are simply glad to be within the nationwide crew,” The Yak opined.
He concluded by recalling how the battle for Nigeria’s high striker’s position was powerful throughout his days with the Eagkes and urged the present set of attackers within the Nigerian crew to turn out to be hungry for motion.
“Again in my days, we had me, Julius Aghahowa, Obafemi Martins, Victor Agali. Everybody wished to play. If I have been on the bench, I used to be vexed, however these gamers, in the event that they don’t play, they’ve accepted Victor is the deserving starter.
“Don’t get me mistaken, Victor is primary, the most effective on the earth, however the different strikers we’ve got are usually not able to play,” Yakubu submitted.
