"They called me the best player with no shoes" | Yakubu's journey from streets of Nigeria to PL

Football

Year2025

Duration18m

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► Subscribe to Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Watch Sky Sports: https://bit.ly/BuySkySports Yakubu Ayegbeni tells his story from playing football barefoot in the streets of Nigeria growing up to shining in the Premier League. 00:00 Childhood memories in Nigeria 04:52 Early football career 07:18 Premier League 08:15 His deal with Harry Redknapp 11:00 First season at Middlesbrough 12:32 Everton 13:08 Being a fan favourite 14:49 ‘Feed the Yak’ 16:11 Top African scorers in PL list 17:36 Reflecting on career #premierleague #yakubu #blackhistorymonth ► Premier League highlights: https://bit.ly/PLHighlights2526 ► MNF, FNF, SNF & Super Sunday analysis: https://bit.ly/SkyMatchAnalysis ► Gary Neville Podcast: https://bit.ly/GaryNevillePodcast ► Saturday Social: https://bit.ly/SkySaturdaySocial ► Buy this season’s shirts: https://bit.ly/SkySportsShop More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► Facebook:   / skysportsfootball   ► Instagram:   / skysportsfootball   ► TikTok:   / skysportsfootball   ► X: https://x.com/SkySportsPL ► Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports...