Former Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju believes Victor Osimhen has all the tools available to break Rashidi Yekini's all time Nigeria goal scorer record, Afrosport reports. The former Olympiacos striker is currently holds the record of all time Super Eagles scorer with 37 goals. Osimhen is second on the list tied with legendary Segun Odegbami with 23 goals each. The Napoli loanee has been predicted and...
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...
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 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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