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Scorer of Nigeria’s first World Cup goal
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Rashidi Yekini was the spearhead of Nigeria’s attack through the late 1980s and 1990s, scoring 37 goals for the Super Eagles.
He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1993, was top scorer as Nigeria won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, and scored the country’s first World Cup goal against Bulgaria at USA 1994. He died in 2012.
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1990s–2010sFootball
Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996; two-time African Footballer of the Year
1990s–2000sFootball
Africa Cup of Nations winner 1994; Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996
2010s–PresentFootball
Record six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year
2010s–PresentFootball
African Footballer of the Year 2023; U-17 World Cup winner 2015
Football
Africa Cup of Nations winner 1980, scoring twice in the final
1990s–2000sAthletics
Olympic long jump gold, Atlanta 1996: Nigeria’s first Olympic champion
