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Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini
Nigeria
23 October 1963
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Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. Known by his Nigerian team mates and fans as 'The Goals Father', he scored over 480 goals in over 670 games in his career.[1][2] He is the third all time highest goal scorer in AFCON history with 13 goals.[3]

Yekini scored 37 goals in international matches and represented Nigeria in seven football tournaments including two World Cups where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Yekini in 1998
⚽ Personal information:
Date of birth: (1963-10-23)23 October 1963
Place of birth: Kaduna, Nigeria
Date of death: 4 May 2012(2012-05-04) (aged 48)
Place of death: Ibadan, Nigeria
Position(s): Forward
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982: UNTL Kaduna
1982–1984: Shooting Stars 53 (45)
1984–1987: Abiola Babes
1987–1990: Africa Sports
1990–1994: Vitória Setúbal 114 (91)
1994–1995: Olympiacos 4 (2)
1995–1996: Sporting Gijón 14 (3)
1997: Vitória Setúbal 14 (3)
1997–1998: Zürich 28 (14)
1998–1999: CA Bizertin
1999: Al Shabab
1999–2002: Africa Sports
2002–2003: Julius Berger
2005: Gateway United 26 (7)
Total: 253 (165)
⚽ International career:
1984–1998: Nigeria 62 (37)

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Channel Image Rashidi Yekini Goal - World Cup 1994 - Group D | Nigeria - Bulgaria 3:0 | 21'
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Channel Image Nigeria 3-0 Bulgaria World Cup 1994 | Full highlight - 1080p HD
1 years ago • 420.7K views
Estimated Revenue • $1,178

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Channel Image The Sad Story Of Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria's Highest Goalscorer
1 years ago • 4.96K views
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Channel Image 🇳🇬 All of Nigeria's 1994 World Cup Goals | Amokachi, Yekini & more!
3 years ago • 559.45K views
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📰 Google News (RSS)

Nigeria Osimhen Surpasses Odegbami Goal record Targets Rashidi Yekini Record - Africa Top Sports

Gateway United remember legendary Rashidi Yekini - Daily Trust

Rwanda nightmare: Osimhen pushes Odegbami out to become Nigeria’s second all-time scorer behind Yekini - Pulse Sports Nigeria

Gateway United Pays Tribute to Rashidi Yekini, Thirteen Years After His Passing - Sports247 Nigeria

Osimhen: Rashidi Yekini will always be Nigeria’s greatest striker - Businessday NG

Rashidi Yekini: Nigeria's record scorer remembered 10 years on - BBC

  • ✐ BBC
  • Wed, 04 May 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Kwara names legacy projects after Remi Tinubu, Rashidi Yekini - Punch Newspapers

Odegbami tips Osimhen to break Yekini’s goal record - The Guardian Nigeria News

FALLEN EAGLES: Oliha, Yekini, Keshi and now Rufai... members of Nigeria's 1994 AFCON-winning squad who have died - TheCable

  • ✐ TheCable
  • Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Rashidi Yekini: ‘One of the best African players ever to walk this earth’ - The Guardian

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