During the same week Yakubu will be with the Nigerian team who are playing away to Libya on 17th August in a friendly before moving on to their last two CAF World Cup Qualifying Group 4 games:
A) v Algeria 2nd September
H) v Zimbabwe 7th October
| Current Standings - Top Three | |||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Angola | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
Yakubu has scored two goals, both penalties in the eight games played.