''It is just unlucky'' - Yakubu Aiyegbemi blames bad luck and injuries as reason ex-teammate Victor Anichebe never reached his full potential

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''It is just unlucky'' - Yakubu Aiyegbemi blames bad luck and injuries as reason ex-teammate Victor Anichebe never reached his full potential

Former Super Eagles and Everton striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has blamed injuries as the major reason his then teammate at Everton, Victor Anichebe, never realized his full potential despite having the world at his feet from a very young age.

After breaking into Everton's first team from the club’s youth academy, Anichebe was chased by both England and Nigeria's national teams due to the apparent talent he had in front of goal. He chose to represent Nigeria but a string of injuries limited his game time for club and country.

After spending seven years at boyhood club Everton, Anichebe was sent to West Bromwich Albion before signing for Sunderland after three years at West Brom which also saw him play inconsistently due to injuries.

Sunderland were relegated and in order to trim the wage bill, Anichebe was shipped to second-tier Chinese outfit Beijing Enterprises in 2017 before he left the club. He is currently a free agent as a lot of clubs are wary of signing him due to his injury history and Yakubu feels Anichebe would have had a different career had it not been for injuries.