A day after the world was shocked by the death of the former African football legend, Goal.com looks at some of the high points in his illustrious ... By Lolade Adewuyi | Nigeria Chief Editor Like a ...

Rashidi Yekini - who died 10 years ago - was a man who "gave his all" to Nigeria but was quickly forgotten by his country, according to former international team-mates Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba.

Ten years on from his premature passing, we pay tribute to Nigeria's all-time leading scorer and FIFA World Cup history-maker. Ten years ago today, Nigeria was plunged into mourning. The sense of ...

Former Nigerian international, Segun Odegbami, MON, alleged in a stunning interview Friday on Channels Television that former African Footballer of the Year, Rashidi Yekini might have been killed by ...

A retired Nigerian footballer, Rashidi Yekini who scored the country’s first goal at the World Cup is dead. Yekini who was born in Kaduna was said to have died in his Kwara residence. Though, the ...

Google Doodle, on Monday, honours the 60th birthday of Rashidi Yekini, the legendary Nigerian footballer renowned for his goal-scoring prowess and nicknamed the Goalsfather. Born on October 23, 1963, ...

This new single titled ‘Rashidi Yekini’; is an ode to the Nigerian football legend, who was arguable the country's most famous No. 9. This new single titled ‘Rashidi Yekini’; is an ode to the Nigerian ...

Yekini's mum has also been placed on a monthly stipend of N10, 000 by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. It was also revealed that the minister had made a similar donation to Yekini’s aged ...

Former Super Eagles star, Samson Siasia, has opened up on why he was kicked out of the national team at some point in his career. It was one of the most difficult moments of the former striker’s ...

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