Rashidi Yekini
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Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. Yekini is widely regarded as one of the greatest Nigerian footballers of all time and one of the greatest players from th
Rashidi Yekini
The African Footballer of the Year award, presented annually to the best African footballer, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football since 1992. It has been included as part of the
Rashidi Yekini
…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. He is the third all time highest goalscorer in Africa Cup of Nations history with 13 goals. Yekini was born in Kaduna, of Yoruba origin. After…
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