Yakubu Aiyegbeni Says He Will Be A Hate Figure In Nigeria If Reading Defeat Their Beloved Arsenal

Yakubu Aiyegbeni Says He Will Be A Hate Figure In Nigeria If Reading Defeat Their Beloved Arsenal

Former Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni says that he will become a figure of hate back in his homeland should he assist Reading defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup on Saturday. <br /><br />If the experienced striker gets playing time at Wembley tomorrow, it would be the first time he&rsquo;ll grace the hallowed turf.<br /><br />&ldquo;All my friends back home support Arsenal,&rdquo; Yakubu told <a class="inline-link" data-content-type="news" href="http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/reading-fc-v-arsenal-five-9061514">getreading.co.uk.</a><br /><br />&ldquo;Whenever I play them I always give them tickets to come and watch and they say to me they want me to lose. They say I can score one, but that&rsquo;s it.<br /><br />&ldquo;They never want me to win. But that&rsquo;s normal.<br /><br />&ldquo;Back home in Nigeria, 60 per cent of the country supports Arsenal. They love them.&rdquo;<br /><br />The former Middlesbrough and Portsmouth man has scored five goals against Arsenal in the past.<br /><br />Photo Credit : readingfc.co.uk<br />
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