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Nigerians, this is Rashidi Yekini. The greatest football Striker the Nigerian senior football team has ever had.
He worked so hard to put Nigerian football on the map. He never rejected National call ups, he never discriminated against any National team player. He played every match he was invited for, and with any group of players.
Yekini single handedly qualified us for our first world cup. He brought joy to the hearts of many Nigerians and succour to us during many trying moments.
Yekini scored our first world cup goal, he won a Nations cup for us. Before then he won 3 Nations cup silver and one bronze for us. Oh, the Yekingly, the goalsfather who won highest goal scorer in the Nigerian league 3 times, in Ivory Coast, in Portugal. He scored goals for Nigeria at the Nations Cup in 84, 88, scored highest goals in 90,92 and 94. What a player,what a man.
Yekini died frustrated in 2012 after giving the better part of his life to this Country. He was forgotten and despised.
Today is the anniversary of Yekini's death, even though the NFF and his former teammates don't remember this great Nigerian anymore, how about us ordinary Nigerians? Have we forgotten the gangly Yekini so soon Have we forgotten the joy he brought to us? His fights for us? His humility and long suffering?
Ladies and Gentlemen, let's celebrate Rashidi Yekini!!! Celebrate him, celebrate him, celebrate him!!!!

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The best among the rest.
He was the guy that made Bebeto to cry when we beat Brazil for the first time.

R.I.P
I love transformation
I hate "change"

Kotinu to rest in peace, The greatest striker in Nigeria football history.

One of the greatest african strikers ever to grace this life....adieu-Yekigoal

RIP

Rashidi Yekini...... The greatest African footballer I have experienced in my 29 year of existence.
RIP Goal poacher.

Yekini really did well. I remember the goal he scored by chipping the ball over the goalkeeper and striking the ball hotly into the net. May his soul continue to rest in peace.

Princecalm:
The best among the rest.
He was the guy that made Bebeto to cry when we beat Brazil in Atlanta.

Stop! Yekini did not go to 1996 Olympics.

FastShipping:
Stop! Yekini did not go to 1996 Olympics.

yea, but where did he score.

Great.

Remembering him. Especially with all these news about Adebayor and his family.


https://www.nairaland.com/2307109/yekinis-family-members-still-fighting#33625387

https://www.nairaland.com/930325/rashidi-yekini-dead/2

R I P man.....may continue GOD provide us with players of your calibre in time to come

My fond memory of him was in Dallas at the World cup scoring the first goal and then when I met him in our house

Killed by his own family! R.I.P man

safariman:
My fond memory of him was in Dallas at the World cup scoring the first goal and then when I met him in our house

and pls how did that happen?

R.i.p great legend

My brother was a friend of his and after he finished working out/a non organized practice. he came to our residence on Ring Road Ibadan

Rest in peace.

The great ma. Best of the best