Nigerian Goalkeeper Matthew Yakubu Weds Slovakian Lover in Quiet Ceremony

• Matthew Yakubu has tied the knots with his Slovakian girlfriend in a quiet ceremony
• The former U-20 goalkeeper is one of the very few Nigerian goalkeepers currently playing abroad
• Details of his wife are yet to be made public; however, pictures of the union have gone viral on the internet

Nigerian goalkeeper Matthew Yakubu, who was once invited to the national team, has walked down the aisle with his Slovakian lover.

The former SKF Sered of Slovakia goalkeeper got married to his girlfriend in a small ceremony in the European country.

Soccernet reports that Yakubu earned a national team call-up in 2020 ahead of friendly games against Ivory Coast and Tunisia but never got to feature.

He is also a former U-20 goalkeeper and is one of the few Nigerian goalkeepers in Europe.

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As of the time of filing this report, little is known about his beautiful wife, but Pulse Sports claim the pair have been together for a while. The Nigerian international met her after moving to Slovakia in 2019.

Yakubu moved to Slovakia in 2019, joining SKF Sered from Clique Sports.

He is without a club right now after leaving Sered this summer.

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The Spanish custodian had initially planned on securing a move away from Chelsea this summer but ended up with another deal altogether.

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Brazilian goalkeeper forgets girlfriend’s name during an interview

Sports Brief earlier reported that a Brazilian goalkeeper made this unforgivable blunder during a post-match conference.

Kainan(his name) had put in a strong showing for his side Esperanca in the Copa da Paz against Vic Vic that he was named man of the match as Republic World reports.

But that strong showing ended on the pitch with Kainan committing a major howler while conducting an interview.