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Coaching Not My priority - Yakubu

By Sampson Adedeji

Former Nigeria's Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has declared that is not interested in being a coach in future.

Former Everton attacker has been invited to the camp of Nigeria's U15s, U17s and U20s in the recent time to charge them up but has stated that he never had interest in coaching a team, BSN Reports.

While speaking to goal, Yakubu stated that he love what is doing at the moment and never think of being a coach.

“I don’t want to be a coach,” Yakubu said.

I went to the U-20 (Flying Eagles) camp in Munich before they went to Poland. There, I stayed for over a week and passed my message to the young footballers.

I even coached the strikers a little bit and I am always ready to help out when I’m needed but coaching is not for me.

I enjoy what I’m doing now than coaching, but, I can come in whenever I’m needed to speak to the boys and pass my knowledge to the upcoming players.

I was in the national team for 10 years and I had a great time there, good or bad.

For me, to be invited to speak with the U-15s, U-17s and U-20s will be nice and I will be willing to help in the future. But as a coach, that’s not for me," he stated.

Yakubu is the Nigeria third all time goalscorer behind Rashidi Yekini and Segun Odegbami.