It's Funny Nobody Remembers The Good Things I Have Done For Nigeria - Aiyegbeni

It's Funny Nobody Remembers The Good Things I Have Done For Nigeria - Aiyegbeni

Sampson Adedeji

Former Super Eagles attacker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has said it's funny that nobody remembers the good things he has done for Nigeria but are still keen on the goal he missed during 2010 World Cup against South Korea, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The goal missed by the former Middlesbrough striker was logically responsible for the ouster of the Super Eagles in the competition.

But Aiyegbeni said he has done more good for the country than bad and he further stated that he has no regret representing Nigeria.

"Me, regret playing for Nigeria? No chance. It is an honour for me playing for Nigeria, every player wants to play for his country".

" I was born in Nigeria, grew up in Benin, Edo state Nigeria. It is an honour to wear Nigeria’s green and white jersey of Nigeria,” Yakubu told Flashscore in a no-holds-barred interview.

 " Being at the World Cup in South Africa is (another) great (opportunity) representing my country. We should all forget the miss and remember the good ones. It is funny when people still talk about it – it is almost 14 years already – and people still talk about the miss and not the good ones.

“They did (not talk) about when I qualified Nigeria for the World Cup in South Korea and Japan but was dropped; they never spoke about that. I still had the courage to take the penalty after 10 minutes and people still send me message about it missing that goal".

“I don’t think we would still win the 2010 World Cup. We have been to other World Cups plus the ones we did not qualify for but people never talked about it.

“We all watch Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, they all miss chances, but people still talk about my own miss I think people just love me for that", he said.