Eight years after his demise, Nigeria is yet to immortalise the legendary Rashidi Yekini who scored the country’s first ever goal at the FIFA senior World Cup.
He achieved the feat at the 1994 World Cup in the United State of America when he scored the opening goal in the 3-0 defeat of Bulgaria in Super Eagles debut at the World Cup.
Born on October 23, 1963 in Kaduna, Yekini who died on May 4, 2012 under controversial circumstances had 58 caps for Nigeria scoring 37 goals to emerge the country’s all time highest goalscorer. (Text and photo courtesyDaily Trust)