Rashidi Yekini
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NigeriaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. Yekini is widely regarded as one of the greatest Nigerian footballers of all time and one of the greatest players from the continent of Africa. Powerful, fast, and clinical in front of goal. His emotional World Cup celebration became one of the most iconic moments in Nigerian sports history. He was known by his Nigerian team mates and fans as "The Goals Father", he scored more than 480 goals in over 670 games in his career. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-26
In the line-ups
7 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1988–1994The archive holds 7 team sheets naming Rashidi Yekini in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 1988-03-27 to 1994-07-05.
7 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
21 goals across 16 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1985–1994| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-06-21 |  Bulgaria | W3–0(n) | 21' | FIFA World Cup | Dallas |
| 1994-04-06 |  Ivory Coast | D2–2(n) | 40' | African Cup of Nations | Tunis |
| 1994-04-02 |  DR Congoplayed as Zaïre | W2–0(n) | 51' 71' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Tunis |
| 1994-03-26 |  Gabon | W3–0(n) | 18' 88' | African Cup of Nations | Tunis |
| 1993-09-25 | Ivory Coast | W4–1(h) | 57' 79' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 1993-07-03 |  Algeria | W4–1(h) | 26' 32' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 1993-05-02 | Ivory Coast | L1–2(a) | 5' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Abidjan |
| 1992-01-25 |  Cameroon | W2–1(n) | 88' | African Cup of Nations | Dakar |
| 1992-01-19 | DR Congoplayed as Zaïre | W1–0(n) | 22' | African Cup of Nations | Dakar |
| 1992-01-14 |  Kenya | W2–1(n) | 7' 15' | African Cup of Nations | Dakar |
| 1990-03-12 |  Zambia | W2–0(n) | 77' | African Cup of Nations | Annaba |
| 1990-03-08 | Ivory Coast | W1–0(n) | 3' | African Cup of Nations | Algiers |
| 1990-03-05 |  Egypt | W1–0(n) | 8' | African Cup of Nations | Algiers |
| 1988-03-14 | Kenya | W3–0(n) | 6' | African Cup of Nations | Rabat |
| 1985-04-20 | Kenya | W3–1(h) | 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 1985-04-06 | Kenya | W3–0(a) | 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Nairobi |
Honours
15 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours15 | ||||
| Nigerian Premier League | ×1 | 1983 | Shooting Stars | |
| Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division | ×4 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999 | Africa Sports | |
| Coupe Houphouët-Boigny | ×3 | 1987, 1988, 1989 | Africa Sports | |
| Côte d'Ivoire Cup | ×2 | 1989, 2002 | Africa Sports | |
| Nigerian FA Cup | ×2 | 1985, 1987 | Abiola Babes | |
| African Cup of Nations | ×1 | 1994 | Nigeria | |
| CEDEAO Cup | ×1 | 1990 | Nigeria | |
| Crown Prince Cup | ×1 | 1999 | Al Shabab | |
| Individual honours9 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| African Cup of Nations top goalscorer | ×2 | 1992, 1994 | ||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| African Cup of Nations best player | 1994 | |||
| CAF Golden Jubilee Best Players poll | ||||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | ×2 | 1992, 1994 | ||
| African National Team of the Year | ×2 | 1993, 1994 | ||
| World Team of the Year | 1996 | |||