Google has celebrated Nigeria’s iconic all-time leading goal scorer, Rashidi Yekini with a special doodle on his 60th posthumous birthday.Yekini is fondly remembered for his iconic goal celebration where he held on to the net after scoring Nigeria’s first goal at the USA 1994 World Cup match against Bulgaria, which ended 3-0 in favour of the Super Eagles.
Rashidi Yekini celebrates scoring in Nigeria’s 3-0 win over Bulgaria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA. Photo: FIFA.com “The beginning of Yekini’s life was difficult as he faced homelessness and poverty. To make money, his first jobs were as a welder and mechanic, but his true goal was to pursue football. He soon began playing in front of scouts and in 1981, he joined his first football club, UNTL FC, in Kaduna,” it read in part.“He went on to play for the Super Eagles for a little over 14 years, including another shot at the World Cup in 1998.
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