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Rashidi Yekini
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NigeriaArchive goals
21
for Nigeria · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
16
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Tournaments
3
most in the African Cup of Nations (13)
Career span
1985–1994
first 1985-04-06 · last 1994-06-21
Counted 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
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Every goal
from the international archive · 21 goals in 16 matches| 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 |
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