The epistle is too much,let corpse rest,,, celebrate other naija player brithday whose there life is miserable now, where's Oruma? Until he died,den u pple will bring out his content life here,so that pple we say ema current ooo..leave rashidi with where he deserved to be from God n

To be honest...when I watch these guys clips on YouTube..I just come to the conclusion that we don't have natural football talent anymore in the country.

Oga.. Leave Your Diaries.
Come here and say whatever..


And yes..
This time around,, I didn't even bother to reaad whatever you wrote over there, even though it was supposed to be a very short comment..

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With this said,, you can now go back there and do your worst.

It's my birthday as well...

Happy post humous birthday to Rashidi Yekini, a very humble man and residence of Ibadan

You always see him Jogging, or training at Lekan Salami Stadium, Or Eleyele Police Ground

naptu2:
Today is Rashidi Yekini's 60th birthday. He was born on October 23rd, 1963 and passed away on May 4th, 2012 (he was 48 years old at the time).

Yekini represented Nigeria at 5 African Nations Cup competitions (1984, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994), winning one bronze medal, three silver medals and one gold medal. He also represented Nigeria at two World Cups, USA '94 and France '98.

He is the highest goal scorer ever for Nigeria's men's senior national team (the Super/Green Eagles) with 37 goals in total.

Yekini was the highest goal scorer in Portuguese club football in the 1992/1993 season and he was also the highest goal scorer in the Primiera Liga in the 1993/1994 season.

Yekini played for IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan, with whom he got to the final of the African Champions Cup (now known as the African Champions League) in 1984 (they lost to Zamalek of Egypt). He later played for Abiola Babes (one of the two millionaire clubs in Nigeria at the time) before leaving Nigeria to play professional football.

He played for Africa Sports in the Ivory Coast, Vitoria Setubal in Portugal (with whom he achieved his greatest success), Olympiakos of Greece, Sporting Gijon in Spain and F.C. Zurich in Switzerland before returning to Nigeria.

After returning to Nigeria, he played for Julius Berger and Gateway FC before retiring in 2005.

On his 60th (posthumous) birthday, we take a look at the amazing feats and goals scored by the goalsfather. See below for videos and pictures of his exploits.

Picture 1) Rashidi Yekini after scoring Nigeria's first ever World Cup goal (against Bulgaria at USA '94).

Picture 2) Google doodle celebrating Yekini's 60th birthday.

. The best striker Nigeria and Africa ever produced with his classical finishes

The legend will never be forgotten.

The greatest striker the country has ever produced!
Continue to rest in PEACE!

Happy birthday YeKING.

Yeking continue to rest on a true Nigerian legend

naptu2:
Today is Rashidi Yekini's 60th birthday. He was born on October 23rd, 1963 and passed away on May 4th, 2012 (he was 48 years old at the time).

Yekini represented Nigeria at 5 African Nations Cup competitions (1984, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994), winning one bronze medal, three silver medals and one gold medal. He also represented Nigeria at two World Cups, USA '94 and France '98.

He is the highest goal scorer ever for Nigeria's men's senior national team (the Super/Green Eagles) with 37 goals in total.

Yekini was the highest goal scorer in Portuguese club football in the 1992/1993 season and he was also the highest goal scorer in the Primiera Liga in the 1993/1994 season.

Yekini played for IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan, with whom he got to the final of the African Champions Cup (now known as the African Champions League) in 1984 (they lost to Zamalek of Egypt). He later played for Abiola Babes (one of the two millionaire clubs in Nigeria at the time) before leaving Nigeria to play professional football.

He played for Africa Sports in the Ivory Coast, Vitoria Setubal in Portugal (with whom he achieved his greatest success), Olympiakos of Greece, Sporting Gijon in Spain and F.C. Zurich in Switzerland before returning to Nigeria.

After returning to Nigeria, he played for Julius Berger and Gateway FC before retiring in 2005.

On his 60th (posthumous) birthday, we take a look at the amazing feats and goals scored by the goalsfather. See below for videos and pictures of his exploits.

Picture 1) Rashidi Yekini after scoring Nigeria's first ever World Cup goal (against Bulgaria at USA '94).

Picture 2) Google doodle celebrating Yekini's 60th birthday.

naptu2:
Today is Rashidi Yekini's 60th birthday. He was born on October 23rd, 1963 and passed away on May 4th, 2012 (he was 48 years old at the time).

Yekini represented Nigeria at 5 African Nations Cup competitions (1984, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994), winning one bronze medal, three silver medals and one gold medal. He also represented Nigeria at two World Cups, USA '94 and France '98.

He is the highest goal scorer ever for Nigeria's men's senior national team (the Super/Green Eagles) with 37 goals in total.

Yekini was the highest goal scorer in Portuguese club football in the 1992/1993 season and he was also the highest goal scorer in the Primiera Liga in the 1993/1994 season.

Yekini played for IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan, with whom he got to the final of the African Champions Cup (now known as the African Champions League) in 1984 (they lost to Zamalek of Egypt). He later played for Abiola Babes (one of the two millionaire clubs in Nigeria at the time) before leaving Nigeria to play professional football.

He played for Africa Sports in the Ivory Coast, Vitoria Setubal in Portugal (with whom he achieved his greatest success), Olympiakos of Greece, Sporting Gijon in Spain and F.C. Zurich in Switzerland before returning to Nigeria.

After returning to Nigeria, he played for Julius Berger and Gateway FC before retiring in 2005.

On his 60th (posthumous) birthday, we take a look at the amazing feats and goals scored by the goalsfather. See below for videos and pictures of his exploits.

Picture 1) Rashidi Yekini after scoring Nigeria's first ever World Cup goal (against Bulgaria at USA '94).

Picture 2) Google doodle celebrating Yekini's 60th birthday.

Easily the greatest hero of my Nigerian youth, thank you Naptu2 for this thread...you too much.

Over there,, it's entertainment for you..


Over here,, it's entertainment for me.

Over there, your fun over there..
And here, my fun over here..

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You can go back to your diary and show them your bombom again as usual.
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As you dance nakkid in your market-square diary,, I am off here..
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Bye for now.
Duty calls.

AndroBlaze:


Easily the greatest hero of my Nigerian youth, thank you Naptu2 for this thread...you too much.

My pleasure.

More years to him

Legend ! May his soul continue to rest in peace

Wow...
Same with Pele!

Wonderful memories 🤗🤗🤗
Happy posthumous birthday Yekini🎂🎉🎂🎉

Person wet don die you still dey count him birthday!

When he was in need and alive who remember am?

We Sabi remember the dead in the wrong way!

The family members may gather and spend money that could have healed/relieved the dead...

Wow @naptu2, great job on this thread!

I started following the Eagles during qualification for Senegal 92 and you have done justice to Yekini's great impact.
I will like to add that Westerhof used the ANC qualification games to try out home based players but he would always include Yekini from Setubal because as long as you have Yeking in the team, Victoria Ascerta!
I remember those games against Burkina Faso, Benin, etc very well. Those were games Westerhof used to try out players like Inienger, Monye, and even Finidi before he went to Ajax.

You missed the 94 World Cup qualifying games with Congo. Same group with South Africa in the first group games. We beat Congo away via a Keshi free kick and then with an almost all home based team, beat them in Enugu 2-0 but not before the crowd started singing "All we are saying, no more home based". Wow. Those were the games.

I remember I used to go watch the SE training at the National Stadium in Lagos. Oliseh is right, you could have almost 30k fans there just to watch them train. Amazing!

Thank you for the memories Yekini.

Thank you for this thread @naptu2

He paid my school fees when I had no hope of going to school, and helped to feed me, and my siblings and friends when we had nothing to feed on. The man is the kindest human I have ever met, anyone who met him during his lifetime has already been liberated from poverty for life .

Nonsense

proudly9ja:
Wow @naptu2, great job on this thread!

I started following the Eagles during qualification for Senegal 92 and you have done justice to Yekini's great impact.
I will like to add that Westerhof used the ANC qualification games to try out home based players but he would always include Yekini from Setubal because as long as you have Yeking in the team, Victoria Ascerta!
I remember those games against Burkina Faso, Benin, etc very well. Those were games Westerhof used to try out players like Inienger, Monye, and even Finidi before he went to Ajax.

You missed the 94 World Cup qualifying games with Congo. Same group with South Africa in the first group games. We beat Congo away via a Keshi free kick and then with an almost all home based team, beat them in Enugu 2-0 but not before the crowd started singing "All we are saying, no more home based". Wow. Those were the games.

I remember I used to go watch the SE training at the National Stadium in Lagos. Oliseh is right, you could have almost 30k fans there just to watch them train. Amazing!

Thank you for the memories Yekini.

Thank you for this thread @naptu2

Thank you.

This are the football hero that suffered to male sure that footballer's of today to enjoy .

Rest well yekini.

These are one of the few Nigerians who served their country with all their strength and passion.

They are not the online warriors whose their best wishes are the downfall of our beloved Nigeria.

The labour of our Heroes past shall never be in vain....

Keep resting our Hero. Nigeria and the whole world celebrate you today.

No one can be exactly like Rashidi yekini, he can never be replicated again.

He remains arguably the best striker Nigeria has produced.

How's the government immortalized him?

The Goalsfather, Hero, Legend!! A beast on the ball. Rest on.

The only Nigerian striker with two surnames ,

First name ; RASHIDI
Second name ; YEKINI
Family name ; It's a goal !

Thank you naptu2, for always.

HBD

naptu2:


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


Picture 1) African Footballer of the Year award. Chief MKO Abiola, Rashidi Yekini and Issa Hayatou (CAF president).

Great guy....his records linger for both Country n Continent. Agba baller to n jẹ goal bi chin chin

happy birthday legendary
many more years ahead