Former
@Everton, @Boro and @officialpompey striker Yakubu has retired from football
age 35. How do you remember the goal poacher?
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Former
Portsmouth and Everton forward Yakubu has exclusively told Sky Sports News that
he is to retire from football.
The
35-year-old veteran striker, who also featured for Middlesbrough and Blackburn
in a much-travelled career spanning 20 years, left League Two Coventry in April
having made just three appearances for the Sky Blues.
Yakubu made
250 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 96 goals, and represented
Nigeria at four Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 World Cup.
He told Sky
Sports News: "I would like to officially announce my retirement from
professional football today.
"Firstly,
I would like to thank God for the career I have had. I would like to thank the
entire Nigerian Football Federation and my Nigerian national team-mates for all
the memorable years I had playing for the Super Eagles.
"I
would also like to thank all the football clubs I played for. The managers, all
club staff, owners, fellow players and my dearest family and friends who
immensely supported me throughout my career.
"When I
started my career at Julius Berger in Nigeria all those years ago (1997) I
could only have dreamt of the success that was to follow years after.
"Also
playing in England especially helped me grow as a player and as a person so
much that I am now settled here. I feel the time is right for me to now focus
on the next chapter in my life."
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