At last, Nigeria's Yak, the highest scoring African ever in English Football, has reached 100 goals in England.

http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/static/news/article.php?id=2509

Interestingly, many Nigerians don't celebrate this guy. They see him as just a lucky player. But I don't think an average player could have been that consistent.

His secret? He has goal sense, I believe.

Before you say, as usual, that Yak has not been scoring in Eagles' shirt. Let me remind you that he is now in Top 7 highest scorers of all time for Eagles(a list topped by Yekini, and Siasia second).

ife-eco-06:

At last, Nigeria's Yak, the highest scoring African ever in English Football, has reached 100 goals in England.

http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/static/news/article.php?id=2509

Interestingly, many Nigerians don't celebrate this guy. They see him as just a lucky player. But I don't think an average player could have been that consistent.

His secret? He has goal sense, I believe.

Before you say, as usual, that Yak has not been scoring in Eagles' shirt. Let me remind you that he is now in Top 7 highest scorers of all time for Eagles(a list topped by Yekini, and Siasia second).

Yakubu is 3rd in Super Eagles All Time Scorers Table.

Nigeria Top 10 International Goalscorers

Goals Player
37 Rashidi Yekini
24 Segun Odegbami
17 Yakubu Aiyegbeni
17 Sunday Oyarekhua
16 Samson Siasia
15 Thompson Usiyen
14 Austin "Jay-Jay" Okocha
14 Julius Aghahowa
13 Nwankwo Kanu
13 Obafemi Martins

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Yakubu is 3rd in Super Eagles All Time Scorers Table.

Nigeria Top 10 International Goalscorers

Goals Player
37 Rashidi Yekini
24 Segun Odegbami
17 Yakubu Aiyegbeni
17 Sunday Oyarekhua
16 Samson Siasia
15 Thompson Usiyen
14 Austin "Jay-Jay" Okocha
14 Julius Aghahowa
13 Nwankwo Kanu
13 Obafemi Martins

Thanks. What more? Maybe those who say he doesn't replicate club performance in Eagles shirt expect him to score 100 goals for eagles too in 4 years!!!

Yakubu has played 235 games in England before he could score a 100 goals and played 41 games for Nigeria scoring 17 goals.
So, do the Maths yourself

ife-eco-06:

Thanks. What more? Maybe those who say he doesn't replicate club performance in Eagles shirt expect him to score 100 goals for eagles too in 4 years!!!

Don't mind the haters.

Yakubu's Goals

Years Club App (Goals) Ratio

1999 Maccabi Haifa 50 (24) 0.48
1999-2000 Hapoel Kfar Saba 36 (24) 0.67
2003-2005 Portsmouth  91 (43) 0.47
2005-2007 Middlesbrough 103 (35) 0.34
2007-Present Everton 39 (22) 0.56

club TOTAL 319 (148) 0.46

2000-Present Nigeria 41 (17) 0.41

You can see that Yakubu has been a consistent scorer for club & country from the above and if he scores 2 Goals in the next Super Eagles match for example, his ratio becomes 0.45.