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After criticising the German tactician, the former Super Eagle believes many of the players in the team are just not up to standard
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Yakubu Aiyegbeni believes coach Gernot Rohr and a significant proportion of Nigeria's national team players are not fit to wear the famous green and white shirt in the wake of their outing against Sierra Leone.

In the recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Leone Stars, the Super Eagles surrendered a four-goal lead in the first leg to settle for a 4-4 draw, while the return leg in Freetown ended 0-0, with Rohr’s team looking off the pace in both games.

Even with the draws, the three-time African champions lead Group L with eight points from four games – although their qualification hopes for Cameroon 2020 is on ice.

Questions have been asked of those calling the shots in the Super Eagles squad and important decisions made on and off the field.

And Aiyegbeni, who is Nigeria’s third highest scoring player of all time believes the German tactician must take the brunt of the blame for the poor form.

“The coach is not good enough, let him go,” the former Maccabi Haifa, Everton and Portsmouth striker said on Lagos Talks.

“Some of the boys are not good enough, I don’t know where they are bringing them from. Who is inviting these players?

“Our football is getting worse every day. When I was there, people criticise us, but we’re way better than these ones.

“The coach is not good enough, no clue. Gernot Rohr is one of the worst coaches in our history. He is not good enough.”

Former Gabon and Etoile du Sahel manager Rohr replaced Sunday Oliseh as the country’s permanent handler in 2016. He led the Super Eagles to the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia, where they crashed out of a group that had Argentina, Iceland and Croatia.

He was also in charge when Nigeria placed third at the Egypt 2019 Afcon - where they pipped Tunisia 1-0 for the bronze medal.

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How will I tell my children that this ball didn’t eventually enter the goal posts

So, Yakubu get mind dey slam Coach?

The photo above is the reason Yakubu should be charged with Criminal offence. You dare miss that chance and still have the effrontery to criticize players?

Ogun kill yakubu there

Amotolongbo:


How will I tell my children that this ball didn’t eventually enter the goal posts

don't be wicked

Amotolongbo:


How will I tell my children that this ball didn’t eventually enter the goal posts

Amotolongbo:


How will I tell my children that this ball didn’t eventually enter the goal posts

yakubu is still one of the greatest of all time it it everyone make mistakes

Amotolongbo:


How will I tell my children that this ball didn’t eventually enter the goal posts

Must it reach 600 years

Before this guy wud be forgiven?

Jesse25:


yakubu is still one of the greatest of all time it it everyone make mistakes

Yakubu was and still one of the Premiership greats.

I after Thierry Henry, Ruud van Nistelroy, it was Yakubu then as the best striker in EPL.

Amotolongbo:
Yakubu was and still one of the Premiership greats.

I after Thierry Henry, Ruud van Nistelroy

exactly

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright....
Yakubu

Yakubu you missed the most clear cut goal opportunity in Super Eagles history

We still that

Is it this current coach that caused that one too. ?

Don't forget to add that you are the WORST player in African history

Bros, hope you know we haven't forgotten the goal you missed too

Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

We already know
Nigga even hardly watch local Nigeria match
(Maybe to pick up raw new talents)

Says the world best player in his time.

True to eermm... See Yakubu, if is not because I went to studies English Languwage and graduation with First classes, I am sure I play football very best than you.

It is not you again? That eat open net that year?
Please don't invigorate my angry. Probably, allow Okocha and Kanu to talk this talk, not you Yakubu.

RARA!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_xxF9ntbfU

Big attacker

Dem just dey open Rohr yansh anyhow

Stating the obvious, nothing new here

...says a man who couldn't score an open goal

Yakubu Aiyegbeni has the worse goal miss in the history of SuperEagles of Nigeria Strikers

Pot calling kettle black.

See dis Agbaya... U are d worst Striker in 9ja history
Pot calling Kettle Black


In short Ogun fire Una two

And you are the worst striker in Nigerian history.

Says who has the worst open goal miss
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You are a fine one to talk. Nigerian sports lovers are still reeling from the stun caused by watching you miss what should have been an effortless tap-in. Please, do not let us dredge up that ugly memory.
As far as you are concerned, I think silence will be golden.

Aiyegbeni, the worst african player ever but rohr don suffer sha. Lol

I laff

If Yakubu,the Striker with the worst misses in the History of Nigeria Football still get mouth Where Rohr dey?!
Then Rohr must Go.

Coming from the worst forward in Nigeria history