Yakubu Abubakar Akilu (born 14 March 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Västerhaninge IF.
[3] A pacy young midfielder who scored many goals for Ebedei, he was the ninth player who moved from the club to Midtjylland.
[4] In June 2018, Akilu joined Swedish club KSF Prespa Birlik.
[5] He would later play lower-level football in Sweden for Rågsveds IF and Västerhaninge IF.
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