Rashidi Yekini
Football, Football player
1963 – 2012
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Who was Rashidi Yekini?
Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian footballer who played as a striker.
His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries his own notwithstanding.
Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international, and represented the nation in five major 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 once.
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- Born
- Oct 23, 1963
Kaduna - Also known as
- Йекини, Рашиди
- Spouses
- Adeola Yekini
- Kemi Yekini
(1994 - 1994)
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Lived in
- Kaduna
- Died
- May 4, 2012
Ibadan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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