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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Kalulu44: 9:41am On Oct 23, 2025

The striker with no dribbling skills but deadly when it comes to finding the back of the net.
Defenders nightmares with his imposing stature

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by blingxx(m): 9:42am On Oct 23, 2025

Smartcitizen:
Mr Hot Shot..

He was one of Nigerians finest players but very stingy Yoruba man.

It was reported that he died a very miserable man.

Morales: learn how to bless people with whatever God has given to you because freely you received and freely you must give back.

🙏🙏🙏

The fact that only an African can spew something like this 🤦🏻🤦🏻 imagine hating on a deadman because he was stingy, like what is your business with his wealth .. why God send me come this country sef

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by AlAmin022: 9:42am On Oct 23, 2025

Happy heavenly birthday Rasheed

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by enemyofprogress: 9:43am On Oct 23, 2025

Happy post rumours birthday Rasheed Yekini. The best goalkeeper Nigeria ever had.

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Smartcitizen: 9:45am On Oct 23, 2025

kilimanjaro:
Were you leaving with him

I said it was reported!

Like asking me how I knew that Gaza has been destroyed by Israel.

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Orion2603: 9:48am On Oct 23, 2025

enemyofprogress:
Happy post rumours birthday Rasheed Yekini. The best goalkeeper Nigeria ever had.

You just escape yaba left.. funny dude.. lol

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by judewrites: 9:50am On Oct 23, 2025

Commentor:
Exceptional striker.

Osimhen dey learn where Rashidi dey

Osimhen is coming up and will soon replace Yekini goal record for Nigeria.

But so far, Yekini remains Nigeria's greatest striker.

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by chipet67(m): 9:51am On Oct 23, 2025

Smartcitizen:
Mr Hot Shot..

He was one of Nigerians finest players but very stingy Yoruba man.

It was reported that he died a very miserable man.

Morales: learn how to bless people with whatever God has given to you because freely you received and freely you must give back.

🙏🙏🙏

God forbid you from making your own?

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Kurugu92(m): 9:52am On Oct 23, 2025

Yekini is dead but his manhood still live on

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Redman44(m): 10:01am On Oct 23, 2025

Kalulu44:
The striker with no dribbling skills but deadly when it comes to finding the back of the net.
Defenders nightmares with his imposing stature

Yekini knew how to dribble. He was not a master dribbler like Austin Okocha, but Yekini dribbled to score some of his goals for Nigeria and the clubs he played for. Cheers.

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Redman44(m): 10:03am On Oct 23, 2025

Victor Osimhen will most likely surpass Yekini as Nigeria's most prolific striker. We need to find many Chukwuezes for Osimhen. Cheers.

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Kalulu44: 10:06am On Oct 23, 2025

Redman44:
Yekini knew how to dribble. He was not a master dribbler like Austin Okocha, but Yekini dribbled to score some of his goals for Nigeria and the clubs he played for. Cheers.

That means dribbling now have another meaning or way to do it.
Yes, Yekini can manage to sometimes take the ball away from defenders and shoot to score but that doesn't mean he can dribble.
Yekini is all about pace, bamboozling defenders with his power and his fierce shot and shooting accuracy.
Watch his penalties too, they're no style or trying to rub pancake to it. He just choose a corner and release venom into his shot to that angle. If the keeper catch am na im luck.
If dem ask you now, you go still say Osimhen sef get skills to dribble

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by RillJ(m): 10:10am On Oct 23, 2025

Chukwuisgreat:
I keep wondering, how did he go broke.

See the clubs he played for back then.

His family contributed much to it. They leeched him.

Also, he was financially savvy.

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by RillJ(m): 10:12am On Oct 23, 2025*

Chukwuisgreat:
I keep wondering, how did he go broke.

See the clubs he played for back then.

His family contributed much to it. They leeched him.

Also, he was not financially savvy.

At the end, he died a football legend that will forever be remembered in Nigeria and beyond.
May his soul rest in peace.

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Smartcitizen: 10:16am On Oct 23, 2025

chipet67:
God forbid you from making your own?

What concerns me with what you are saying?

People's life and times will be discussed when they are no more. Mine will be discussed too, so why are you emotionally angry?

This things are done so that we all will learn, you should stop being emotional like a kid and learn from his life while he was here.

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by peekay007: 10:19am On Oct 23, 2025

if the family still have some of his Jerseys, they could make good money by auctioning them.

airsaylongcome:
Where person fit see original of this jersey?

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Disenfranchised: 10:23am On Oct 23, 2025

Chukwuisgreat:
I keep wondering, how did he go broke.

See the clubs he played for back then.

At that time there wasn't money in football as we have now and also little financial literacy among footballers.

Remember, it is the least smart ones that end up being a footballer in those days.

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Pootle: 10:37am On Oct 23, 2025

the man scored 32goals for nigeria and till date no striker has surpassed him

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Kog45(m): 10:47am On Oct 23, 2025

nlfpmod:
Birthday: Rashidi Yekini Turns 62 Today!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidi_Yekini

REST IN PEACE OMO IRA IN KWARA STATE.

YOU SHALL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED!!

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Tayorshd87(m): 11:26am On Oct 23, 2025

Chukwuisgreat:
I keep wondering, how did he go broke.

See the clubs he played for back then.

because majority didn't plan or think about the future ...

Similar thing happening to taribo and he started abusing government 🤔

When they are making cool cash when dollar was #5 to 1$ they were so wealthy and didn't plan for tomorrow 😕

Did d government share or enjoy with them and d money then ??

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by shadrach77: 12:00pm On Oct 23, 2025

The gangling Rashidi Yekini - goals father

Rest in peace sir 🙏🏼

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ufotunang: 12:02pm On Oct 23, 2025

Chukwuisgreat:
I keep wondering, how did he go broke.

See the clubs he played for back then.

..did not invest his money well and after retirement from football he should had looked for other job opportunities in the football sector like coaching, football player agent, football player scouting, football media tv presenter, football administration and other jobs in football sector and use it to keep himself busy and enrich himself the more

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by anonimi: 12:06pm On Oct 23, 2025

Smartcitizen:
Mr Hot Shot..

He was one of Nigerians finest players but very stingy Yoruba man.

It was reported that he died a very miserable man.

Morales: learn how to bless people with whatever God has given to you because freely you received and freely you must give back.

🙏🙏🙏

Received freely by working hard to improve his skills and travelling to earn money?

Why is God not giving you freely as well huh

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Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by anonimi: 12:07pm On Oct 23, 2025

Tayorshd87:
because majority didn't plan or think about the future ...

Similar thing happening to taribo and he started abusing government 🤔

When they are making cool cash when dollar was #5 to 1$ they were so wealthy and didn't plan for tomorrow 😕

Did d government share or enjoy with them and d money then ??

How can you ask if the government shared in their money when they pay taxes like everyone else huh

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by dododawa1: 12:19pm On Oct 23, 2025

ONE

Of

Great

Omoluabi

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Mccullum: 12:21pm On Oct 23, 2025

Great RY
. rest in peace the legend.

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by airsaylongcome: 12:22pm On Oct 23, 2025

Kalulu44:
Lolz! Go Surulere for Lagos sports shops.
Or for National stadium Surulere

I'm not talking of the fakes sold at those roadside "sports" shop. The original by Adidas

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by airsaylongcome: 12:22pm On Oct 23, 2025

Commentor:
I'll look for it for you.

What's your size?

Large

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Commentor: 12:31pm On Oct 23, 2025

airsaylongcome:
Large

I've taken a look.

That is from 1992-1993.

Not available anywhere so far.

I'll keep searching.

I need one myself.

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Adakintroy: 12:46pm On Oct 23, 2025

Chukwuisgreat:
I keep wondering, how did he go broke.

See the clubs he played for back then.

No mind them in as much you want to pity people some of them live very lavish lifestyle devoid of proper investment. In the end na government go take the fall.

Rest in peace legend

Re: Rashidi Yekini's 62nd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Lawalemi(m): 12:58pm On Oct 23, 2025

Like Rasidi, like Osimhen

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