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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has vowed that he won\u2019t apologise to Nigerians over the open goal he missed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B match between Nigeria and South Korea in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Aiyegbeni missed a superb chance to put Nigeria ahead at the must-win group tie at Durban Stadium on June 22, 2010.<\/p>\n

Many Nigerians have been angry with the former Everton and Portsmouth star over the miss.<\/p>\n

But Aiyebeni is now saying that he cannot apologise to Nigerians because it wasn\u2019t a deliberate miss.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the development after over a decade, Aiyebeni told NationTV on Wednesday: \u201cI won\u2019t apologise at all. Why should I? I have scored so many goals for Nigeria too. I have sacrificed a lot for the country. Did anyone apologise to me?<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot apologise because it was not a deliberate miss. I seriously wanted to score.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it wasn\u2019t to be. So many strikers have missed chances too, and nobody will apologise so I won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ayegbeni played for quite a lot of clubs in Europe, including Maccabi Haifa, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Everton.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old retired from football in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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