Kafin Yakubu Aiyegbeni ya zama suna sananne a Premier League, yaro ne wanda ya kasance yana buga ƙwallon ƙafa a titunan Benin City a jihar Edo, ba tare da takalmi ba. An haife shi a ranar 22 ga watan Nuwamba 1982, ya girma cikin yanayi mai wahala wanda da ya iya karya niyyar yawancin 'yan wasan kwaikwayo — amma a maimakon haka sai ya zama ɗaya daga cikin shahararrun masu zura kwallo na Najeriya.

A farkon rayuwarsa da ƙwallo, ba ya buƙatar wani takalmi kwata-kwata. Yana wasa a ƙasar da ta yi ƙarfi ba tare da takalmin ƙafa ba, Yakubu ya bunƙasa tabo na halitta da ɗabi'a wanda ya bambanta shi da takwarorinsa. Titunan da suka yi ƙarfi na Benin City sun zama filinsa na horarwa, kuma buƙata ta zama uwar ƙirƙira.

Masu nauyi sosai ga ƙafafunsa

Sa'ad da Yakubu ya shiga kwalejin ƙafa a ƙarshe kuma aka ba shi takalmin ƙafa na ainihi, ya yi wani abu wanda ya ba kowa dariya a kusa da shi — ya cire su nan take. Takalman sun ji masu nauyi kuma baƙo, wanda ya sa yana da wahala ya sarrafa ƙwallon a ƙasan da ya saba wasa a kai.

Lamarin ya ba shi laƙabi wanda ya makala tsakanin waɗanda suka san shi tun farko: mafi kyawun ɗan wasa ba tare da takalmi ba. Taken da aka ɗauke shi da ɗaukaka mai nutsuwa, tunatarwa cewa baiwarsa ta ƙirƙiru kafin kayan aiki ko horo su zo.

Tushe da aka gina a titi

Wannan tarbiyyar ba tare da takalmi ba tana da muhimmanci don fahimtar yadda Yakubu ya bunƙasa tabo na farko mai ban mamaki da kasancewar jiki. Abin da ya rasa wajen kayan aiki, ya fi haka ramawa ta hanyar ƙudurin rai da baiwar halitta — halaye waɗanda a ƙarshe suka ɗauke shi daga titunan Benin City zuwa mafi girman matakan ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingila.

Cikakken labarin aikin ƙwallon ƙafa na Yakubu Aiyegbeni ana bincike shi cikin zurfin bayani a Zaure na 153 na podkast ɗin Sports Planet, wanda Complete Sports Nigeria ke samarwa.