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By Lolade Adewuyi<\/h3>\n

13 Jun 2011 16:39:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Nigeria striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni endured unending boos when he came on as a second-half substitute in Saturday\u2019s testimonial game for Nwankwo Kanu in Lagos.<\/p>\n

Supporters clearly had not forgiven the Everton man’s miss in the crucial World Cup 2010 game against South Korea.<\/p>\n

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At every touch of the ball the powerfully built striker, who is on loan at Leicester City, was booed by many of the fans at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of the game, which ended 3-1 in favour of the Super Eagles All Stars, Yakubu tendered an apology to Nigerians and hoped that they would forgive his mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t do it on purpose,\u201d he is quoted as saying. \u201cIn football you miss chances for your club and people forgive you. I didn\u2019t do it on purpose. I\u2019m just here to say I\u2019m sorry for what happened. They fans should forgive and forget.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Yakubu, who has been out of the national team set up since the World Cup, also stated that he will be available for the Super Eagles if coach Samson Siasia is interested in his services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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