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Birthday: Rashidi Yekini Turns 56 Today (Posthumous)

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.

Personal life

Yekini married three wives. He had three daughters, named Yemisi, Omoyemi and Damilola.

Death

Yekini was reported to be ill for an extended period of time. In 2011, news media in Nigeria begun issuing reports of his failing health, and he was said to suffer from bipolar disorder, depression and some other undisclosed psychiatric condition. He died in Ibadan on 4 May 2012 at the age of 48, the news being confirmed by former national teammates Mutiu Adepoju and Ike Shorunmu; he was buried at his residence in Ira, Kwara State. He was survived by his aged mother, brother, wives and children, among others.

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

FTC.
Please some people are lying to me here that his career took a dip when he scored Nigeria's first World Cup goal.
It was said that he continuously screamed his name (inside the goal post) in adulation of himself which his teammates didn't like because the build up to the goal wasn't solitary but a team effort.

Is this true?

This is why it's good to always plan ahead. I don't know if there are many countries in the world that really put their heroes into budget.
That's why you can find many ex-military men as beggars in US.

How a footballer with no pension marries 3 wives (I don't know if at a time) is quite questionable.

Anyways, RIP, if RIP is truly an effective word.

Continue to rest on Nigeria's finest striker

Great man

A legend.

Rest on legend

He would surely be celebrated at Victoria Setubal's next match because he was their true hero unlike the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the NFF.

RIP to the Best Striker in the history of Nigeria Football.

May his wonderful and gentle soul continue to REST IN PERFECT PEACE.

Rashidi Yekini will forever be a LEGEND!

This below is for those who were young when Rashidi Yekini was making our darling nation proud

Legends does not die

Continue to rest on....

Happy birthday Rashidi Yekini.... Don't worry, you still got it goin' on..........

Nigeria's only true striker. All others are fake.

Goal king. Never missed a chance. May his soul continue to rest in perfect peace

D best striker Nigeria had till date...maybe osimhen can break d record,he's showing d signs

RIP great one

RIP Baba Yekini.

Gentle and potent.....

Rest on legend

May his soul rest in perfect peace.... AMIN

Continue to RIP Yekini

Talent

What a legend!

Legendary rip

Legend.
Sleep on.
I hope you met Christ before your material death

Hoping the post will not turn to tribal war.RIP the legend

Continue to rest in perfect peace!

We have learnt our lesson!
Is Nigeria worth dying for? Is Nigeria worth shedding sweat on? Imagine - Okwaraji, Finidi George's brother, etc, where are they in the Nigeria political, sport & cultural realms?

It shall be well!!!!

[s][quote author= post=83386204]RIP Baba Yekini.

Gentle and potent.....[/quote][/s]
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