Abubakari is pictured during the match against Nigeria at the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
On 31 October 2017, Yakubu died at the Tema General Hospital in the city of his birth
at the age of 35 after battling an undisclosed illness.
GHANA 0:1 NIGERIA (0:0) (23.01.06, Port Said Stadium)
1-Sammy Adjei, 4-Sammy Kuffour, 5-John Mensah, 6-Emmanuel Pappoe (13-Joe Tex Asamoah Frimpong 89),
7-Laryea Kingston, 10-Stephen Appiah, 14-Mathew Amoah, 15-John Pantsil, 18-Abubakari Yakubu (8-Hans Adu Sarpei 74),
21-Gabriel Issah, 23-Draman Haminu
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GHANA 1:0 SENEGAL (1:0) Asamoah Frimpong (13). (27.01.06, Port Said Stadium)
1-Sammy Adjei, 5-John Mensah, 6-Emmanuel Pappoe, 7-Laryea Kingston, 10-Stephen Appiah (17-Daniel Edusei 95),
13-Joe Tex Asamoah Frimpong (19-Hamza Mohammed 82), 14-Mathew Amoah (9-Prince Tagoe 86), 15-John Pantsil,
18-Abubakari Yakubu, 21-Gabriel Issah, 23-Draman Haminu
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GHANA 1:2 ZIMBABWE (1:0) Adamu (93). (31.01.06, Ismailia Stadium)
1-Sammy Adjei, 5-John Mensah, 6-Emmanuel Pappoe, 9-Prince Tagoe (20-Baba Adamu 46), 10-Stephen Appiah,
13-Joe Tex Asamoah Frimpong, 15-John Pantsil, 17-Daniel Edusei, 18-Abubakari Yakubu (19-Hamza Mohammed 55),
21-Gabriel Issah, 23-Draman Haminu (12-Godwin Attram 65).
CLUB CAREER:
1999–2005 Ajax 65 (0)
2004–2005 Vitesse (loan) 31 (0)
2005–2009 Vitesse 49 (0)
Total 145 games