Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s whole career has sadly been defined by the one miss in 2010. “But do you, yeah, and keep missing, Yakubu,” rapped Nigerian hop-hop star M.I Abaga in his record ‘Beef’ off his sophomore ‘M.I 2’. Seven years after, this pop culture reference from M.I still animates any crowd during his performances. These responses are not reliant on the occasion, audience or stage. As long as M.I is performing in Nigeria or for Nigerians, the DJ or/and the live band stops the beat, drum whatever it is and then the crowd would go “…keep missing, Yakubu!”. In case you have been living under a rock or not from Nigeria, this line is a reference to the embarrassing miss by Yakubu Aiyegbeni against South korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Yakubu missed a glorious sitter from just three metres in a game Nigeria needed to win to progress from the group stage.The Super Eagles of Nigeria went on the grab a draw in the game which was not enough to progress to the next round of the 2010 World Cup.
