6 Aug 2012

Yak In My Plans. Says Keshi

Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi has declared that Guangzhou R&F striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni still has a future with his team.
"No I've never said Yakubu will not be part of my team anymore," began Keshi. "I think people are just imagining or speculating that because he's gone to play in China that ends his chance of being part of this team."
Keshi, 50, points to Didier Drogba and Seydou Keita, who both joined Chinese clubs, Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian Aerbin respectively, as players still regarded by their nations in spite of their moves to Far East Asia.
"I think we should be fair to every player capable of playing for this country. The Chinese league has recruited a lot of quality players recently and that will make it competitive. Didier Drogba and Seydou Keita, who play for Cote d'Ivoire and Mali respective, are there (in China) and they're still with their national teams.
"If Yakubu is doing well out there and he comes here and proves that he's good enough then he is welcomed. Nobody is talking of any player getting an automatic place and they all know this," said Keshi.
Yakubu, 29, got off his Chinese adventure to a scoring start by grabbing the winner in the Super League derby against Guangzhou Evergrande on July 15.

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