Rashidi Yekini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Nigerian footballer
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Place of Birth: Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
About Rashidi Yekini
- Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) 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 besides his own.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 in 1993.
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