Yakubu Aiyegbeni: Why I Will Never Apologise to Nigerians for the World Cup Miss

• The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 2-2 draw against South Korea in Group B at the 2010 World Cup
• Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni missed a chance that could have given Nigeria the win
• Aiyegbeni has now explained that he will never apologise for the miss, stating that he wanted to score

Yakubu Aiyegbeni has stated emphatically that he will never tender an apology to Nigerians, over the goal he missed against South Korea at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

After losing their opening two games against Argentina and Greece in Group B in the championship, Nigerians were expecting the Super Eagles to do well against South Korea in last tie.

Despite being impressive in the encounter against the Tigers of Asia on 22 June, 2010, the Super Eagles only got 2-2 draw after the final whistle.

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However, many Nigerians are still battling to come to terms reason that made Aiyegbeni to miss what could have been the winner for the Super Eagles.

How did it happen?

Aiyegbeni got an incredible pass from Jay-Jay Okocha inside the 18 yard box with 10 minutes to the end of the game, but the former Premier League striker was unable to score despite only having the goalkeeper to beat.

According to the video spotted on Twitter, Aiyegbeni explained that he won't apologise because he actually wanted to score.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni's reaction about the miss against South Korea

“I cannot apologise because it was not a deliberate miss. I seriously wanted to score, but it wasn’t to be. So many strikers have missed chances too, and nobody will apologise so I won’t.”

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