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Rashidi Yekini: Google pays tribute to Super Eagles all-time scorer on 60th birthday

The American multinational technology company Google paid tribute to Nigerian football icon Rashidi Yekini on his posthumous 60th birthday with their infamous "Google Doodle" on Monday. The Google Doodle is an icon on the search engine’s homepage used to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, famous events, and legends across different walks of life. Monday’s Doodle, which the technology company set up on their homepage, is embedded with a...

Fifa pays tribute to late Nigeria icon Yekini

by Taiye Taiwo

4 May 2023

The world football governing body, FIFA has paid a glowing tribute to former Nigeria goalscoring machine, Rashidi Yekini on the remembrance of his death. Yekini who etched his name in history as scorer of Nigeria's first ever goal at the FIFA World Cup, died on May 4, 2012 at the age of 48. https://twitter.com/fifaworldcup/status/1654120159001341952?s=46&t=fgJgi_VoW3hkb5abCvInXQ He scored the opening goal in Nigeria's 3-0 victory against Bulgaria followed...

Rashidi Yekini: The unforgettable Nigeria football icon

by Ibikunle Salako

13 April 2023

Rashidi Yekini is a name that resonates with football fans in Nigeria and around the world. He is best remembered as one of the greatest African footballers of all time, and his legacy was cemented by his historic goal for Nigeria in their first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance. It was in the summer of 1994, and Nigeria had qualified for their first World Cup tournament in...

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Rashidi Yekini: Google pays tribute to Super Eagles all-time scorer on 60th birthday

Fifa pays tribute to late Nigeria icon Yekini

Rashidi Yekini: The unforgettable Nigeria football icon

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