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Premier League fans reminisce on Yakubu Aiyegbeni's dominance in the Barclays era.
The past few days have seen fans reminisce about what they affectionately tag the “Barclays era” of the Premier League. This period was the stretch between 2001 and 2016 when the British bank was the English top flight’s main sponsor.
Super Eagles legend Yakubu Aiyegbeni was one of the dominant forces of that era and has been lauded as such. A recent post that has gathered traction compared his goal rate with that of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba to prove how prolific ‘The Yak’ was.
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22:33 - 27.08.2024
He is not the No. 1 — Yakubu snubs Salah, Kanu, Jay-Jay as he names greatest African in Premier League history
Everton legend Yakubu Aiyegbeni named the greatest African to play in the Premier League.
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19:44 - 07.09.2024
Victor Osimhen now 1 goal behind Segun Odegbami on the top 10 Super Eagles all-time highest goalscorers list [2024]
Victor Osimhen is expected to break Rashidi Yekini's record as the Super Eagles all-time highest goalscorer but which other football stars make the list?
Yakubu Aiyegbeni: Premier League great
The post featured a screenshot from the Premier League website's player comparison feature, and displayed Drogba and Yakubu’s total Premier League appearances, goals and assists.
The 41-year-old played 252 Premier League matches across stints with Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton and Blackburn.
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He was just five goals shy of the century club, scoring 95 times in the division, a rate of 0.38 per match. He was not so far from Drogba, who, with his 104 goals in 254 matches, had a scoring rate of 0.41 goals per game.
Fans praise Yakubu
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