Rashidi Yekini (1963-2012) é o maior artilheiro da história da seleção da Nigéria, com 37 gols em 58 jogos, campeão africano em 1994 e autor do primeiro gol nigeriano em Copas do Mundo.
Yekini
Rashidi Yekini was born on October 23, 1963, in Kaduna, Nigeria, and became the all-time leading goalscorer in Nigerian national team history, with 37 goals in 58 matches between 1984 and 1998. In Europe, he shone at Vitória de Setúbal, Portugal, where he scored 90 goals in 114 matches between 1990 and 1994 and was the top scorer of the Portuguese Championship in 1993-94. He also played for Olympiacos, Sporting Gijón and FC Zürich. For the national team, he was champion of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994, in which he was the top scorer with 5 goals and was elected the best player. In 1993, he had been chosen African Player of the Year. At the 1994 World Cup, he scored the first goal in Nigeria's World Cup history, against Bulgaria, and celebrated by crying inside the goal, one of the most memorable images of the tournament. He died on May 4, 2012, at the age of 48, in Ibadan.